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DC I Unit 2 - Color
Unit 2 - Communication of Color
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Colors located adjacent to each other on the color wheel | analogous colors |
| The colors used by inkjet and laser printers. Also known as process colors | CMYK |
| An arrangement of colors designed to create a specific response. | Color Scheme |
| Relationship between colors often based on their location on a color wheel | Color Theory |
| Circle containing a spectrum of color. A visual representation of colors arranged according to their chromatic relationship. | Color Wheel |
| Eye/mind perception of color; meanings associated with color | Communication of Color |
| Colors located directly opposite one another on the color wheel | Complementary Colors |
| Color designed by the user specifically for a document | Custom Color |
| All tints and shades of a color | Hue |
| All the hues (tints and shades) of a single color. The different values of one color | Monochromatic colors |
| Color matching system that uses a series of cards to identify specific colors | Pantone |
| Use of many colors in a publication (most commonly CMYK) | Process Color |
| Color model used to display color on computer monitors, televisions, and similar devices | RGB |
| The intensity of color; how close it is to a pure hue | Saturation |
| Created when black is added to a color | Shade |
| Color scheme consisting of one color combined with the two colors located on either side of its opposite (complementary) color. A main color and the two colors on each side of its complementary color on the color wheel | Split-Complementary Colors |
| A printing technique that uses one premixed color ink for each color used in a publication | Spot Color |
| Created when white is added to a color. | Tint |
| Three colors that are equal distance apart on the color wheel | Triadic colors |
| To ensure that web pages will display the same whereever they are viewed, always use a _____ palette when designing web pages. | Web-safe |
| The "C" in CMYK stands for | Cyan |
| The "M" in CMYK stands for | Magenta |
| the "Y" in CMYK stands for | Yellow |
| The "K" in CMYK stands for | Black |
| The "R" in RGB stands for | Red |
| The "G" in RGB stands for | Green |
| The "B" in RGB stands for | Blue |
| When a limited number of colors are used in a publication, a commercial printer would use ___ color | Spot |
| The Web-safe color palette has ____ colors. | 216 |
| The color ____ communicates as soothing, refreshing, healing, natural | Green |
| A popular spot coloring system is _________. It is also the most standardized coloring system used by professionals | Pantone |
| When metallic or flourescent colors are used in a publication, a commercial printer would use ________ color. | Spot |
| Red, red-orange, and yellow are described as | Warm |
| Red, Blue, and Yellow are ________ colors | Primary |
| The color __________ communicates as classic, natural, timeless, and quiet | neutral |
| The color ________ communicates as strong, classic, mysterious, or shows authority | Black |
| Orange, green and violet are called _____ colors | Secondary |
| The color __________ communicates as sharp, friendly, hot | Orange |
| The color ____________ communicates as harmonious, warming, sunny, splendor | Yellow |
| The way each person sees color can vary is known as | Human Perception |
| Monitors use a process known as __________ color | Additive |
| Printers use a process known as __________ color | Subtractive |
| ________ colors create a festive mood | Bright |
| ________ colors create a calming mood | Neutral |
| The color _________ communicates as pure, bright, innocent, clean | White |
| The color ________ communicates as exciting, dynamic, and is an appetite stimulant | Red |
| RGB color ranges in value from 0 - _____ | 255 |
| CMYK uses varying percentages in range from 0% - ____ of each color to reprode color. | 100% |
| Use colors appropriate to the ________ | Topic |
| Consider color _________ with your background color | Contrast |
| Use color _________ across the project | Consistency |
| Red-Violet is a ____________ color | Tertiary |
| Blue-Green is a ___________ color | Tertiary |
| When using sliders or text boxes to specify CMYK color values for some specific color, the values entered in each box usually range from 0 to _________ | 100 |
| When using sliders or text boxes to specify RGB Red, the numbers displayed for red would be | 255 |