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Color Terms
Question | Answer |
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What is color? | Color is an element of design |
How is color perceived? | *Color occurs when light in different wavelengths strikes our eyes *Objects have no color of their own, only the ability to reflect a certain wavelength of light back to our eyes * Colors appear different depending on whether you veiw them under incande |
What is a hue? | * hue refers to the color itself * each different hue is a different reflected wavelength of light * white light broken in a prism has seven hues; red,orange,yellow,green,blue,indigo, and violet. * white light occurs when all the wavelengths are reflec |
Primary Colors | The three basic colors that are used to create all of the other colors are known as the primary colors. *you cannot achieve these colors by mixing any other colors together * Red - * Blue - * Yellow |
Secondary colors | * The three colors that are acheived from equal parts of two primary colors make up what we call the secondary colors. * These colors include: *violet - *Green - *orange |
Tertiary Colors | When you mix equal parts of one primary and one secondary color you can achieve the tertiary colors * these colors include *Red-violet *Blue-violet *Blue-green *Yellow-green *Yellow-orange *Red-orange |
The color wheel | *all these elements; primary,secondary,and,tertiary make up what we call the color wheel * the colors used in the color wheel are called saturated colors because there is no white or black in them |
Tints | * a tint is a saturated color that is mixed with pure white color the more white that you add to a saturated color, the lighter the color will become |
Shade | A shade is a saturated color that is mixed with pure black color The more black that you add to a saturated color, the darker the color will become |
Warm & cool colors | Warm colors -Red,Orange,Yellow Cool colors -Blue,Green,Violet |
Neutral colors | Black,Grey,white,Brown,& Tan |
Color Harmonies | Monochromatic Analogous Complementary Triadic Split Complementary Neutral |
Monochromatic Color Harmony | *they are achieved by using tints and shades of only one color Examples: *Navy Blue, Bright Blue, and Baby Blue *Cranberry, Brick Red, Red *Dark Green, Kelly Green, Light Green |
Analogous Color Harmony | * Are done by using three or more colors that are next to each other on the color wheel * Examples *Red, Red-Violet, Violet *Blue, Blue-Green, Green Yellow, Yellow-Orange, Orange,Red-Orange |
Complementary Harmony | * Two colors that are directly across from each other on the color wheel * Examples *Yellow and Violet *Green and Red *Blue and Orange |
Triadic Color Harmony | *Three colors that are located within equal distance of each other * Examples *Red,Blue,Yellow *Orange,Violet,Green |
Split Complementary Harmony | *This is created by using any color and the two colors located next to that colors complement * Examples *Yellow,Red-Violet,Blue-Violet *Orange,Blue-Green,Blue-Violet *Red,Yellow-Green,Blue-Green |
Neutral Color Harmony | *Any combination of Blacks,Greys,Whites,Browns,& Tans |