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Color Terms
Question | Answer |
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How do you perceive white? | White has the ability to reflect a certain wavelength of light back to our eyes. |
How do you perceive black? | Black absorbs the light. |
What is hue? | Hue refers to the color itself. |
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? | Saturated colors are the colors used in the color wheel. They are called this because there is no white or black in them. |
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 color. |
What is a shade? | A shade is a 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, and Tan. |
What are the six types of color harmonies? | Monochromatic, Analogous, Complementary, Triadic, Split Complementary, and Neutral. |
What is a monochromatic color harmony? | Monochromatic color harmonies are achieved by using tints and shades of only one color. |
What is an analogous color harmony? | Analogous color harmonies are done by using three or more colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. |
What is a complementary color harmony? | A Complementary color harmony are two colors that are directly across from each other on the color wheel. |
What is a triadic color harmony? | A Triadic color harmony are three colors that are located within equal distance of each other. |
What is a split complementary scheme? | A Split complementary scheme is created by using any color and the two colors located next to that colors complement. |
What is a neutral color scheme? | A neutral color scheme is any combination of Blacks, Greys, Whites, Browns, and Tans. |