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Color- J. Peterken
Color Terms
Question | Answer |
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How do you percieve white? | When all light wavelengths are reflected back to your eyes. |
How do you percieve black? | When no light is reflected back to your eyes. |
What is hue? | Hue is also known as color |
What are the primary colors? | Red, Blue, and Yellow |
What are the secondary colors? | Violet, Green, and Orange |
What are the tertiary colors? | Red-violet, Blue-violet, Blue-green, Yellow-green, Yellow-orange, Red-orange |
What is a saturated color? | A color where there is no white or black mixed in it. |
What three groups make up the color wheel? | Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary |
What is a tint? | A tint is a saturated color that is mixed with pure white |
What is a shade? | A shade is a saturated color that is mixed with pure black |
What are three colors that are condsidered to be warm colors? | Red, Orange, Yellow |
What are the 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? | A use of tints and shades of only one color |
What is an analogous color harmony? | Using three 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 each other on the color wheel |
What is a triadic color harmony? | Three colors that are located within equal distance of each other |
What is a split complementary scheme? | 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, and Tans |