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Communicay color
This is the communications of colors
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Analogous colors | colors located adjacent to each on the color wheel |
| CMYK (Cyan, Mangenta, Yellow, Black) | the four ink colors used to create most process color printing |
| Color scheme | an arrangement of colors designed to create a specific response |
| Color theory | relationship between colors often based on their location on a color wheel |
| Color wheel | circle containing a spectrum of color |
| Communication of Color | eye/ mind perception of color; meanings associated with color |
| Complementary Colors | colors located directly opposite one another on the color wheel |
| Custom color | color designed by the user specifically for a document |
| Hue | all tints and shades of a color; red, orange, and blue are all hues |
| Monochromatic Colors | all the hues (tints and shades) of a single color |
| Pantone | color matching system that uses a series of cards to identify specific colors |
| Process Color | use of many colors in a publication (most commonly CMYK) |
| RGB (Red, Green, Blue) | Color model used to display color on computer models, televisions, and similar devices. |
| Saturation | the intensity of a color how close it is to a pure hue |
| Shade | created when black is added to color |
| Split complementary colors | color scheme consisting of one color combined with the two colors located on either side of its opposite (complementary) color |
| Spot Color | a printing technique that uses one premixed ink for each used in a publication |
| Tint | created when white is added to color |
| Triadic Colors | using three colors that are equal distance apart on the color wheel |