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Chiappine 13
Color Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. What is a monochromatic color scheme? | a color scheme that has hints and shades of only one color |
| 2. What is an analogous color scheme? | a color scheme that uses colors that are next to each other on the color wheel |
| 3. What is an accented neutral color scheme? | a color scheme that uses mostly neutral colors but then a hint or pop of a non-neutral color on the color wheel |
| 4.What color scheme is 2 colors opposite on the color wheel. | a complementary color scheme |
| 5. How many colors in a split complementary color scheme? | three - base color and two other colors adjacent to its compliment |
| 6. Name the Primary colors. | red, blue and yellow |
| 7. Name the secondary colors. | violet, green and orange |
| 8. What is the value of a color? | the measurement of darkness/lightness within a color |
| 9. What is the intensity of a color mean? | the measurement of brightness/dullness within a color |
| 10. What is the hue? | a gradation or variety of a color |
| 11. How do you make a tint? | add white to a pure hue |
| 12. How do you make a shade? | add black to a pure hue |
| 13. What are the warm colors? | red...orange...yellow... |
| 14. What are the cool colors.? | violet...blue...green |
| 15. What are the neutral colors? | black, white, brown & grey |
| 16. What is unique about the primary colors? | they cannot be made from other colors |
| 17. Name 3 tertiary colors. | red-orange, blue-violet & yellow-green |
| 18. What is the proper way to name a tertiary color? | intermediate color |
| 19. What is another name for a tertiary color? | an intermediate color |
| 20. What is a triadic color scheme? | a color scheme that uses colors that are evenly spaced around the color wheel |