| Question | Answer |
| How is color perceived? | -color occurs when light in different wavelengths strike our eye
-w/o light we don't see color |
| What is hue? | -hue refers to the color itself
-each different hue has different reflected wavelength of light
-hue is color & color is hue |
| What are primary colors? | -red
-blue
-yellow |
| What are secondary colors? | -violet
-green
-orange |
| What are tertiary colors? | -red-violet
-blue-violet
-blue-green
-yellow-green
-yellow-orange
-red-orange |
| What is tint? | a saturated color mixed with white |
| What are shades? | a saturated color mixed with black |
| What are the warm colors? | -red
-orange
-yellow |
| What are the cool colors? | -blue
-green
-violet |
| What are the neutral colors? | -black
-grey
-white
-brown
-tan |
| What are the 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 analogous color harmony? | 3 or more colors that are next to each other on the color wheel |
| What is a complementary color harmony? | a combo of colors across from each other on the color wheel |
| What is a triadic color harmony? | a combo of colors that form a triangle on the color wheel |
| What is a split complementary color harmony? | using a color and the colors on either side of the first colors complement |
| What is a neutral color harmony? | any combo of blacks, greys, whites, browns, & tans |
