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Color Terms
Term | Definition |
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Complementary Colors | colors located directly opposite one another on the color wheel |
communication of color | eye/mind perception of color; meanings associated with color |
color wheel | circle containing a spectrum of color |
process color | use of many colors in a publication CMYK |
pantone | color matching system that uses a series of cards to identify specific colors |
monochromatic colors | all the hues tints and shades of a single color |
hue | all tints and shades of a color red orange and blue are all hues |
custom color | color designed by the user specifically for a document |
split complementary colors | color scheme consisting of one color combined with two colors located on either side of its opposite (complimentary) color |
Spot color | a printing technique that uses one premixed color of ink for each color used in a publication |
triadic colors | using three colors that are equal distance apart on the color wheel |
tint | created when white is added to a color |
shade | created when black is added to a color |
saturation | the intensity of a color; how close it is to a pure hue |
RGB | red blue green-- color model used to display color on computer monitors, televisions, and similar devises |
color theory | relationship between colors often based on their location o n a color wheel |
color scheme | an arrangement of colors designed to create a specific response |
CMYK | cyan, magenta, yellow, black--- the four ink colors used to create most process color printing |
analogous colors | colors located adjacent to each other on the color wheel |