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Color
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Analogous Colors | Colors located adjacent to each other on the color wheel |
| CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, 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 used specifically for a document |
| Hue | All tints and shades of a color:red, orange, and blue are all hues |
| Monochromatic Colors | All the hues 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 |
| RGB (Red, Green, Blue) | Color model used to display color on computer monitors, 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 a color |
| Split-Complementary Colors | Color scheme consisting of one color combined with the two colors located on either side of its opposite color |
| Spot Color | A printing technique that uses one premixed color ink for each color used in a publication |
| Tint | Created when white is added to a color |
| Triadic Colors | Using three colors that are equal distance apart on the color wheel |