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Freitag 1
Color Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How is Color Perceived? | -when light in different wavelengths strikes the eye -differs depending on amount of darkness or sunlight |
| Hue | -the color itself -each different hue is a different reflected wavelength of light |
| Primary Colors | -red, blue & yellow -cant be achieved by mixing any other colors |
| Secondary Colors | -three colors that are achieved from equal parts of two primary colors -violet, green, orange |
| Tertiary Colors | -mix equal parts of one primary and one secondary color -red-violet, red-orange, blue-violet, blue-green, yellow-green, yellow-orange |
| Tints | -saturated color that mixes with white color -more white=lighter color |
| Shades | -saturated color that mixes with black -more black=darker color |
| Warm and Cool Colors | warm= red, orange, yellow cool= blue, violet, green |
| Neutral Colors | black, grey, white, brown, tan |
| Color Harmonies | monochromatic analogous complementary triadic split complementary neutral |
| Monochromatic | -achieved bu using tints and shades of one color -navy blue, bright blue, light blue |
| Analogous | -achieved by using three or more colors next to each other on the color wheel -red, red-violet, violet |
| Complementary | -achieved by mixing two colors directly across from each other on the color wheel -blue, orange |
| Triadic | -achieved by using three colors located within equal distance of each other |
| Split Complementary | -achieved by using any color and the colors located next to that colors complement -red, yellow-green, blue-green |
| Neutral | -any combo of black, white, brown, grey, tan |
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