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color terms
Question | Answer |
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How do you percieve white? | when light reflects a certain wavelength of light back to our eyes. |
How do you percieve black? | when light reflects a certain wavelength of light back to our eyes. |
What is hue? | refers to a color itself. each different reflected wavelength of light. |
What are the primary colors? | red,blue, and yellow. |
What are the secondary colors? | violet,green, and orange. |
What are the tertiary colors? | red-violet,blue-violet,blue-green,yellow-green,yellow-orange,and red-orange. |
What is a saturated color? | all the colors on the color wheel becuase there is no white or black in them. |
What three groups make up the color wheel? | primary,secondary, and tertiary elements make up the color wheel. |
What is a tint? | a saturated color that is mixed with a pure white color. the more white you add the lighter it will become. |
What is a shade? | a saturated color that is mixed with apure black color. the more black you add the darker the color will become. |
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? | black, grey, white, brown, and tan. |
What are the six types of color harmonies? | monochromatic, analogous, complementary, triadic, split complementary, and neutral. |
What is a monochromatic color harmony? | achieved by using tints and shades of one color only. |
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, and tans. |