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Color in Design
Question | Answer |
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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 |