Color Theory
Color Schemes
Psychology of Color
Additive Primaries Warm and Cool Colors Colors and Moods
Subtractive Primaries Analogous Colors that Move
Hue Complementary What To Avoid
Shade Monochromatic
Tint Triadic
Saturation
Mode

 

What are modes?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When you use any graphic software program, colors are interpreted in one of three modes, RGB (Red, Green, and Blue), CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black), or HSV (Hue, Saturation, and Value).

In Photoshop you select the mode as soon as you open a new document.

If your design is meant to be seen on the web, always pick RGB mode. If your design is meant to be printed, use CYMK mode. This is based on the principle of additive and subtractive color.

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