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Chun 13
Color terms
Question | Answer |
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how do you perceive white? | when all the wavelengths are reflected back to your eye |
how do you perceive black? | when no light is reflected to your eye |
what is hue? | color itself |
what are the primary colors? | red, yellow, and blue |
what are the secondary colors? | violet, green, orange |
What are the teritary colors? | red-orange, yellow-orange, yellow-green, blue-green, blue-violet, and red-violet |
What is a saturated color? | a color that has no white or black in them |
What three groups make up the color wheel? | primary, secondary, and teritary |
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? | 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? | tan, balck, white, brown, and grey |
What are the six types of color harmonies? | Monochromatic, analogus, complementary, triadic, split complementary, and neutral |
What is a monochromatic color harmony? | achieved ny using tints and shades of only one color |
What is an analougas 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 directy 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 colors complement |
What is a neutral color scheme? | any combinations of blacks, greys, whites, browns, and tans |