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Color Terms
Question | Answer |
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How do you percieve white? | An object has no color of its own, it can only reflect a certain wavelength of light back to our eyes. |
How do you percieve black? | An object has no color of its own, it can only reflect a certain wavelength of light back to our eyes. |
What is hue? | Hue is different reflected wavelength of light, it is basically the color itself. |
What are the primary colors? | Red, blue and yellow are the primary colors. |
What are the secondary colors? | Violet, green and orange are the primary colors. |
What are the tertiary colors? | Red-violet, Blue-violet, Blue-green, Yellow-green, Yellow-orange, Red-orange are the tertiary colors. |
What is a saturated color? | There is no black or white in the colors on the color wheel so they are considered saturated 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 are considered warm colors. |
What are three colors that are considered to be cool colors? | Blue, green and violet are cool colors. |
What are the five neutral colors? | Nuetral colors are black, grey, white, brown and tan. |
What are the six types of color harmonies? | They are: monochromatic, analogous, complementary, triadic, split Complementary and neutral |
What is a monochromatic color harmony? | A monochramatic color harmony is when a room is created using only tints and shades of one color. |
What is an analougus color harmony? | An analougus color harmony is when a room is done by using three or more colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. |
What is a complementary color harmony? | A complimentary color harmony is done with two colors that are directly across from each other on the color wheel. |
What is a triadic color harmony? | A triadic color harmony is when a room consists of three colors that are located within equal distance of each other on the color wheel. |
What is a split complementary scheme? | A split complimentary scheme is created by using any color and the two colors located next to that colors complement each other. |
What is a neutral color scheme? | a nuetral color scheme is any combination of blacks, greys, whites, browns and tans. |
What three groups make up the color wheel? | Primary, secondary and tertiary make up the color wheel. |