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IGC-E1e Color Theory
IGC-E1e Color Theory (Unit Flash Cards)
Question | Answer |
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3 light waves (Red, Green, Blue) that create 1/3 of the visible light spectrum. When all 3 are combined they create white light. | Additive Color Theory |
Four inks (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black or CMYK) printed on paper in layers of dots that combine to create the illusion of many more colors. | CMYK Offset Printing |
A three dimensional area where color attributes can be visually modeled | Color Space |
The greatest possible range of colors in any color systems | Color Gamut |
Converting pixels into dots so the printing process can reproduce an image | Halftone Dot Printing |
Colors from which all other colors are made: red, blue and yellow | Primary Colors |
Colors that are created from equal amounts of a pair of primary colors: green, orange and violet | Secondary Colors |
The complete range of colors in the rainbow, from short wavelenths (blue) to long wavelengths (red) | Color Spectrum |
Color that is caused by subtracting (absorbing) some wavelengths of light and reflecting the others | Subtractive Color Space |
When the lighting or color objects visually trick the eye into seeing a different color than what is | Surround Color Effect |
Colors made from equal amounts of a pair of primary and secondary colors. | Tertiary Colors |