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color theory 2150
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| complementary hues | hues that lie directly opposite each other on the color wheel |
| chromatic greys | subtle colors that result from considerably lowering the saturation level of prismatic colors |
| primary triad | the three primary colors on the color wheel (red, yellow, blue), equally spaced and form an equilateral triangle |
| hue | color |
| value | lightness or darkness of a color |
| saturation | intensity of color |
| monochromatic | one hue |
| triadic hues | color relationships based on any three equidistant hues as shown on color wheel |
| analogous hues | hues that lie adjacent to each other on the color wheel |
| value continuum | graphic representation that suggests the infinite grays that exist between black and white |
| achromatic greys | made form mixing just black and white together with no other color |
| high key | What an image is said to be when the color in it is Predominantly light in value. |
| low key | what image is said to be when the colors in it are predominantly dark in value |
| muted color | a color of lowered intensity or purity, usually because it has been mixed with its complement |
| optical mixing | in this process, the viewer's eye blends the dots of color in a painting |
| overtones | term borrowed from music to describe secondary hue "bias" of a primary color |
| prismatic color | pure hues that represent the spectrum colors at highest saturation |
| luminosity | the true brightness of an object |
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