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color terms
Question | Answer |
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what is color ? | color is an element of design |
how is color perceived? | colors occur when light in different wavelengths strikes our eyes. |
what is hue? | Another word for color itself |
What are the primary colors | Red, Blue,Yellow |
What are the secondary colors? | Violet, green, orange |
what are tertiary colors? | Red-violet, Blue-violet, blue-green, yellow-green, yellow-orange, red-orange( the primary color is always referred to first |
What is a tint? | a tint is a saturated color that is mixed with purple white color(the more white you add to the saturated color the lighter it will be |
What are shades? | a shade is a color that is mixed with pure black ( the more black you add the darker it will be) |
What are the warm colors? | Red, orange, and yellow |
what are the cold colors? | Blue, green, and violet |
What are the neutral colors? | Black, grey, white, brown and tan |