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Question | Answer |
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how do you perceive white? | white light is broken in a prism that has 7 different hues; red orange yellow green blue indigo and violet |
how do you perceive black? | black light occurs when all wavelengths are reflected back to you eye |
what is hue? | hue refers to the color itself ...each different hue is a different reflected wavelength of light. |
what are the primary colors? | red yellow and blue |
what are the secondary colors? | orange green and purple |
what are tertiary colors? | red-violet, blue-violet, blue-green, yellow-green, yellow-orange, red-orange |
what is saturated color? | the colors used on the color wheel because they have no white or black added to them |
what 3 groups make up the color wheel? | primary colors, secondary colors, and tertiary colors. |
what is a tint? | a saturated color that is mixed with pure white. |
what is a shade? | a saturated color that is mixed with pure black |
what are the 3 colors that are considered the warm colors? | red orange and yellow |
what are the 3 colors that are considered the cool colors? | blue green and violet |
what are the 5 neutral colors? | black gray white brown and tan |
what are the 6 types of color harmonies? | monochromatic, analogous, complementary, triadic, split complementary, and neutral |
what is a monochromatic color harmony? | using tints and shades of one color |
what is an analogous color harmony? | using 3 or more colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. |
what is a complementary color harmony? | using 2 colors that are directly across from each other on the color wheel. |
what is a triadic color harmony? | using 3 colors that are located within equal distances from each other on the color wheel. |
what is a split complementary color harmony? | using any color and the 2 colors located next to that colors complement on the color wheel. |
what is a neutral color harmony? | any combination of black gray white brown and tan |