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Color- A. Kemly
Color Terms
Question | Answer |
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How do you percieve white? | White light occurs when all the wavenlengths are reflected back. White light is broken in a prism |
How do you percieve black? | Black light occurs when no light is reflected to your eye |
What is hue? | Refers to color itself. Each different hue reflectant wave length of light |
What are the primary colors? | The three basic colors that are used to create all of the colors. Red, Blue, Yellow |
What are the secondary colors? | The three colors that are acheived from equal parts of two primary colors. Violet, Green, Orange |
What are the tertiary colors? | When you mix equal parts of one primary and one secondary color. (Intermediate) |
What is a saturated color? | The colors used in the color wheel,because there is no white or black in them |
What three groups make up the color wheel? | Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary make up the color wheel |
What is a tint? | A tint is a saturated color that is mixed with a pure white color |
What is a shade? | A shade is a saturated color that is mixed with a 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, Tan |
What are the six types of color harmonies? | Monochrinatic, Analogous, Complementary, Triadic, Split Complementary, Neutral |
What is a monochromatic color harmony? | They are achieved by using tints and shades of only one color. Ex: Navy Blue, Bright Blue, Baby Blue |
What is an analougus color harmony? | Using three of more colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. Ex: Red, Red-Violet, Violet |
What is a complementary color harmony? | Two colors that are directly across from each other on the color wheel. Ex: Yellow and Violet |
What is a triadic color harmony? | Three colors that are located within equal distance of each other. Ex: Red, Blue, Yellow |
What is a split complementary scheme? | Using any color and the two colors located next to that color complement |
What is a neutral color scheme? | Any combination of Blacks, Greys, Whites, Browns, and Tans |