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Color Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a monochromatic color scheme? | A color scheme achieved by using tints and shades of only 1 color. |
| What is an analogous color scheme? | It is a color scheme done by using 3 or more colors next to each other on the color wheel. |
| What is an accented neutral color scheme? | A neutral color scheme with accents of 1 color. |
| What color scheme is 2 colors opposite on the color wheel? | Complimentary Color Harmony |
| How many colors in a split complimentary color scheme? | 3 |
| Name the primary colors? | Red, blue, yellow |
| Name the secondary colors? | Violet, orange, green |
| What is the value of a color? | The value of a color is the colors intensity and darkness. |
| What does the intensity of a color mean? | The intensity is the brightness or dullness of a color. |
| What is the hue? | Hue refers to the color itself. |
| How do you make a tint? | By adding white |
| How do you make a shade? | By adding black |
| What are the warm colors? | Red, Orange, Yellow |
| What are the cool colors? | Blue, Green, Violet |
| What are the neutral colors? | Black, grey, white, brown, tan |
| What is unique about the primary colors.? | They make all of the other colors |
| Name 3 tertiary colors? | red-violet, blue-violet, blue-green |
| What is the proper way to make a tertiary color? | By mixing equal parts of a primary and a secondary color. |
| What is the proper name for a tertiary color? | intermediate colors |
| What is a triadic color scheme? | When 3 colors are equal distance on from each other on the color wheel. |