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Color Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Complementary Colors | colors located directly opposite one another on the color wheel |
| communication of color | eye/mind perception of color; meanings associated with color |
| color wheel | circle containing a spectrum of color |
| process color | use of many colors in a publication CMYK |
| pantone | color matching system that uses a series of cards to identify specific colors |
| monochromatic colors | all the hues tints and shades of a single color |
| hue | all tints and shades of a color red orange and blue are all hues |
| custom color | color designed by the user specifically for a document |
| split complementary colors | color scheme consisting of one color combined with two colors located on either side of its opposite (complimentary) color |
| Spot color | a printing technique that uses one premixed color of ink for each color used in a publication |
| triadic colors | using three colors that are equal distance apart on the color wheel |
| tint | created when white is added to a color |
| shade | created when black is added to a color |
| saturation | the intensity of a color; how close it is to a pure hue |
| RGB | red blue green-- color model used to display color on computer monitors, televisions, and similar devises |
| color theory | relationship between colors often based on their location o n a color wheel |
| color scheme | an arrangement of colors designed to create a specific response |
| CMYK | cyan, magenta, yellow, black--- the four ink colors used to create most process color printing |
| analogous colors | colors located adjacent to each other on the color wheel |