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Color in Design
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The name of the spectral color | Hue |
| The brightness or dullness of the color | Intensity |
| The light and darks of the color | Value |
| The intensity or purity of a color | Chroma |
| Basic hues from which all other colors are made except black & white | Primary colors |
| When two primary hues are mixed | Secondary colors |
| Made by mixing one primary color and one secondary color that are located right beside each other on the color wheel | Intermediate/tertiary colors |
| Blue/purple/green/ | Cool colors |
| Colors made by mixing a color with white | Tint |
| The amount of light that passes through a color | Opacity |
| Red/yellow/orange | Warm colors |
| white/black/gray/brown | Neutral colors |
| Colors made by mixing colors with black | Shades |
| Colors made by mixing colors with gray | Tones |
| Shades and tints of one color | Monochromatic |
| Colors that are directly opposite on the color wheel | Complementary |
| Colors that are side by side on the color wheel | Analogous |
| Three colors that are located equidistance apart on the color wheel | Triad colors |