| Question |
Answer |
| 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 |