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Color- K. Lippman
Color Terms
Question | Answer |
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How do you percieve white? | White light occurs when all the wavelengths are reflected back to your eye. |
How do you percieve black? | Black light occurs when no light is reflected to your eye |
What is hue? | Hue refers to the color itself |
What are the primary colors? | Red, blue, and yellow. |
What are the secondary colors? | Violet, green, and orange. |
What are the tertiary colors? | Red-violet, blue-violet, blue-green, yellow-green, yellow-orange, and red-orange. |
What is a saturated color? | Colors that have no white or black in them. |
What three groups make up the color wheel? | Primary colors, secondary colors, and tertiary colors. |
What is a tint? | A tint is a saturated color that is mixed with pure white color. |
What is a shade? | A shade is a saturated color that is mixed with pure black color. |
What are three colors that are considered to be warm colors? | Red, orange, and yellow. |
What are three colors that are considered to be cool colors? | Blue, green, and violet. |
What are the five neutral colors? | Black, grey, white, brown, and tan. |
What are the six types of color harmonies? | Monochromatic, Analogous, Complementary, Triadic, Split Complementary, and Neutral. |
What is a monochromatic color harmony? | They are achieved by using tints and shades of only one color. |
What is an analougus color harmony? | They are achieved by using three or more colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. |
What is a complementary color harmony? | Two colors that are directly across from each other on the color wheel. |
What is a triadic color harmony? | Three colors that are located within equal distance of each other. |
What is a split complementary scheme? | This is created by using any color and the two colors located next to that colors complement. |
What is a neutral color scheme? | Any combination of Blacks, Greys, Whites, Browns, and tans. |