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OBrien 1
Color terms
Question | Answer |
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How do you percieve white? | when all all the light wave lenghth are reflected back to you |
How do you percieve black? | when no light is reflected back |
What is hue? | the color itself |
what are the primary colors? | red, blue, yellow |
what are the secondary colors? | violet, green, orange |
What are the tertiary colors? | red-violet, blue-violet, blue-green, yellow-green, yellow orange, red-orange |
What is a saturated color? | the colors used in the color wheel because there is no white or black in them |
What three groups make up the color wheel? | primary, secondary, tertiary |
What is a tint? | a saturated color mixed with pure white |
What is a shade? | a saturated color that is mixed with pure black |
What are three colors that are considered to be warm colors? | red, orange, yellow |
What are three colors that are considered to be cool colors? | blue, green, 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? | using tints and shades of only one color |
What is an analougus color harmony? | using 3 or more colors that are next to eachother on the color wheel |
What is a complementary color harmony? | two colors that are directly across from eachother on the color wheel |
What is a triadic color harmony? | three colors that are located within equal distance from eachother |
What is a split complementary scheme? | any color and the two colors next to the colors complement |
What is a neutral color scheme? | any combination of blacks, greys, tans, whites,and browns |