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Color- J. Wong
Color Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How do you percieve white? | White is perceived when all the wavelengths are reflected back to your eye. |
| How do you percieve black? | Black is perceived when no light is reflected to your eye. |
| What is hue? | It is color. |
| 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? | All the colors on the color wheel. |
| What three groups make up the color wheel? | Primary, Secondary, Tertiary. |
| What is a tint? | A saturated color that is mixed with pure white color. |
| What is a shade? | A saturated color that is mixed with pure black color. |
| What are three colors that are considered to be warm colors? | Orange, Red, Yellow |
| What are three colors that are considered to be cool colors? | Blue, Violet, Green |
| What are the five neutral colors? | Black, Gray, White, Brown, Tan |
| What are the six types of color harmonies? | Monochromatic, Analogous, Complementary, Triadic, Split Complementary, Neutral. |
| What is a monochromatic color harmony? | Tints and Shades of one color. |
| What is an analougus color harmony? | 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? | Any color and the two colors located next to that the color compliments the first color. |
| What is a neutral color scheme? | Any combination of Blacks, Grays, Whites, Browns, Tans. |