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color terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a monochromatic color scheme? | tints and shades of only one color. |
| what is an analogous color scheme? | using three or more colors next to each other on the color wheel. |
| what is an accented nuetral color scheme? | any combination of neutral colors with an extra color outside of the neutrals. |
| what color scheme is 2 colors oppisite on the color wheel? | complementary color scheme. |
| how many colors are in a split complementary color scheme? | three. |
| name the primary colors. | red, blue, and yellow. |
| name the secondary colors. | violet, green, and orange. |
| what is the value of a color? | the lightness or darkness of a color. |
| what does the intensity of a color mean? | the brightness or dullness. |
| what is the hue? | the color itself. |
| how do you make a tint? | mix a saturated color with pure white. |
| how do you make a shade? | mix a saturated color with pure black. |
| what are the warm colors? | red, orange, and yellow. |
| what are the cool colors? | blue, green, and violet. |
| what are the neutral colors? | black, grey, white, brown, and tan. |
| what is unique about the primary colors? | mixed with each other they can create the secondary colors and from there the tertiary colors can be created but no color combination can create the primary colors. |
| name 3 tertiary colors. | red violet, blue violet, and blue green. |
| what is the proper way to name a tertiary color? | the primary and secondary color names are joined by a dash. |
| what is another name for a tertiary color? | intermediate. |
| what is a triadic color scheme? | three colors that are located in equal distance of each other on the color wheel. |