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Mohnacs 13
Color Terms
Question | Answer |
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How do you percieve white? | White light occurs when all the wavelengths are reflected back to your eye. |
What is hue? | Hue refers to the color itself. Each different hue is a different reflected wavelength of light. White light broken in a prism has seven hues: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. |
What are the primary colors? | Red, yellow and blue. |
What are the secondary colors? | The three colors that are achieved from equal parts of two primary colors make up what we call the secondary colors.These colors include:VioletGreenOrange |
What are the tertiary colors? | When you mix equal parts of one primary and one secondary color you achieve the tertiary colors.These colors include:Red-violet Blue-violet Blue-greenYellow-green Yellow-orangeRed-orange |
What is a saturated color? | a color that doesn't have black or white in them |
What three groups make up the color wheel? | tints and shades, warm & cool colors, neutral colors |
What is a tint? | saturated color that is mixed with pure white color |
What is a shade? | saturated color that is mixed with pure black color |
What are three colors that are considered to be warm colors? | Red orange and yellow |
What are three colors that are considered to be cool colors? | Blue green and violet |
What are the five neutral colors? | Black, Grey, White, Brown, & Tan |
What are the six types of color harmonies? | Monochromatic, Analogous, Complementary, Triadic, Split Complementary, Neutral |
What is a monochromatic color harmony? | They are achieved by using tints and shades of only one color |
What is an analougus color harmony? | Are done by using three or more colors that are next to each other on the color wheel |
What is a complementary color harmony? | Two colors that are directly across from each other on the color wheel |
What is a triadic color harmony? | Three colors that are located within equal distance of each other on the color wheel |
What is a split complementary scheme? | This is created by using any color and the two colors located next to that colors complement |
What is a neutral color scheme? | Any combination of Blacks, Greys, Whites, Browns, & Tans |
How do you percieve black? | Black light occurs when no light is reflected to your eye. |