Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
In this variation of the basic color wheel, you can find the hues or pure color four steps from the outside (or from
the inside). As you move out you get a higher percentage of white added to the hue (tint). As you move toward
the inside you have more black added (shade).
PowerPoint, Keynote, and other applications use color wheels that are loosely derived
from the traditional color wheel. Pure hues are on the outermost section of the color
wheel in slideware. As you move your cursor around the wheel, you can select from a
virtually unlimited array of hues. You can move the dot in the wheel toward the center to
get a lighter tint, or use the slider on the right of the wheel to get a darker shade of the
hue. The color picker shown here is from the Mac; the custom color tools on the PC work
in a similar way, giving you the ability to adjust the hue, saturation, and value.
