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Color - St DiIenno
Color Terms
| Question | Answer | Question | Answer | Question | Answer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| How do you perceive white? | When an object emits all colors, you see white. | What is a tint? | A saturated color mixed with pure white. | What is a complementary color harmony? | Uses two colors directly across from each other. |
| How do you perceive black? | When an object absorbs all of the light, it becomes black. | What is a shade? | A saturated color mixed with pure black. | What is a triadic color harmony? | Uses three colors equal distance from each other. |
| What is hue? | The color itself. | What are three colors that are considered to be warm colors? | Red, Orange, Yellow | What is a split complementary scheme? | Uses any color and the two colors next to the complement. |
| What are the primary colors? | Red, Blue, Yellow | What are three colors that are considered to be cool colors? | Blue, Green, Violet | What is a neutral color scheme? | Any combination of white, black, grey, tan, and brown. |
| What are the secondary colors? | Green, Violet, Orange | What are the five neutral colors? | Black, Grey, White, Brown, Tan | ||
| What are the tertiary colors? | Red-violet Blue-violet Blue-green Yellow-green Yellow-orange Red-orange | What are the six types of color harmonies? | Monochromatic Analogous Complementary Triadic Split Complementary Neutral | ||
| What is a saturated color? | A saturated color doesn't have a shade or tint. | What is a monochromatic color harmony? | Uses tints and shades of only one color. | ||
| What three groups make up the color wheel? | Primary, Secondary, Tertiary | What is an analougus color harmony? | Uses three or more colors next to each other on the color wheel. |