Basic knowledge of color

Additive color

subtractive color wheel

Hue - spectral color name
Value - lightness or darkness
Saturation - brightness or dullness



Achromatic: Black, white and the grays

Chromatic grays : This just means dull colors, or a hint of brightness. Colors near the center of the color wheel are neutral.

Monochromatic: one dominant hue


Analogous: These are related colors from a pie shaped slice of the color wheel.

Complementary: This scheme uses colors that are opposite on the color wheel


Triadic: Usually red, yellow and blue



Sources :
http://daphne.palomar.edu/