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Color terms
Question | Answer |
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How do you percieve white? | Color occurs when light in different wavelengths strikes our eyes. |
How do you percieve black? | Objects have no color of their own, only the ability to reflect a certain wavelength of light back to our eyes. |
What is hue? | Hue refers to the color itself. |
What are the primary colors? | Red Blue Yellow |
What are the secondary colors? | violet green orange |
What are the tertiary colors? | Red-violet Blue-violet Blue-green Yellow-green Yellow-orange Red-orange |
What is a saturated color? | there is no white or black in them. |
What three groups make up the color wheel? | primary, secondary, and tertiary |
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, yellow |
What are three colors that are considered to be cool colors? | blue, grren , violet |
What are the five neutral colors? | black, grey, white, brown & tan |
What are the six types of color harmonies? | Monochromatic Analogous Complementary Triadic Split Complementary 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? | Are done 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, & Tans |