| Question |
Answer |
| How do you perceive white? |
You perceive white when all light is reflected back to you eye |
| How do you perceive black? |
You perceive black when no light is reflected back to you eye |
| What is hue? |
Hue is a reflection of wavelengths of light. Different hues are different wavelengths of light |
| What are the primary colors? |
Red, Blue, and Yellow |
| What are the secondary colors? |
Orange, Violet, and green |
| What are the tertiary colors? |
Red- violet, Red- orange, Blue green, Blue Violet, yellow- green, and yellow-orange |
| What is a saturated color? |
Colors with no white or black in them |
| What three groups make up the color wheel? |
Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary |
| What is a tint? |
A saturated color mixed with pure white |
| What is a shade? |
A saturated color mixed with pure black |
| 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, violet, and green |
| What are the five neutral colors? |
Black, white, brown, tan, and grey |
| What are the six types of color harmonies? |
Monochromatic, Analogous, Complementary, Triadic, Split Complementary, and Neutral |
| What is a monochromatic color harmony? |
Different tints and shades of one color |
| What is an analogous color harmony? |
3 or more colors are used that are next to each other on the color wheel |
| What is a complementary color harmony? |
Colors opposite each other on the color wheel |
| What is a triadic color harmony? |
3 colors that are located with in equal distance from each other |
| What is a split complementary scheme? |
Using any color and the the 2 colors next to that colors complement |
| What is a neutral color scheme? |
A room using browns, tans, blacks, whites, and greys |