Describe white light?
White light consists of all the colors of the rainbow.
Describe hue?
Hue is a color or a shade.
What is the difference between black and white?
White reflects all the light back to our eye and black absorbs all the light falling on it.
What colors can you mix to get black?
Four parts blue, two parts red, and one part yellow.
What is a color wheel?
A circle with different colored sectors used to show the relationship between colors.
What are primary colors? Name them?
A primary color is any of a group of colors from which all other colors can be obtained by mixing. They are yellow, blue, and red.
What are secondary colors? Name them?
Secondary colors resulting from the mixing of two primary colors. They are orange, violet, and green.
What are tertiary colors? Name them?
Tertiary colors are the resulting color formed when an equal amount of a primary and a secondary color are mixed. The primary and secondary color must be beside each other on the color wheel. They are yellow orange, red orange, red violet, blue violet, blue green, and yellow green.
What are neutral colors? How can they be created?
They colors that are not bright or strong. They can be created by mixing two complementary colors or combining a pure color with white, black, or gray.
How can a neutral color help a design?
A neutral color can help a design by bringing out bolder elements that may otherwise look garish or harsh.
What are complementary colors? Name them?
They are colors directly opposite each other in the color spectrum, such as red and green or blue and orange, that when combined in the right proportions, produce white light. Some examples include yellow and violet, red and green, and blue and orange.
What is color value?
Color value is the lightness or darkness of a color.
What is a shade?
The mixture of a color with black, which reduces lightness.
What is a tint?
A tint is the mixture of a color with white, which increases lightness.
What is saturation/intensity?
It is the dominance of hue in the color.
What happens when you mix complementary colors together?
Complementary colors that are mixed at the right amounts will produce either black or white.
What is a color scheme?
An arrangement or combination of colors.
Describe a monochromatic color scheme?
Monochromatic color schemes are derived from a single base hue and extended using its shades, tones and tints.
Describe an analogous color scheme?
The analogous color scheme uses colors that are adjacent to each other on the color wheel.
Describe a complementary color scheme?
The complementary color scheme is made of two colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The two colors often contrast each other well.
Describe a split-complementary color scheme?
The split-complementary color scheme is a variation of the complementary color scheme. In addition to the base color, it uses the two colors adjacent to its complement.
Describe a triadic color scheme?
A triadic color scheme uses colors that are evenly spaced around the color wheel.
What colors are considered to be warm colors?
Warm colors are often said to be hues from red through yellow.
Describe the psychology of a warm color scheme?
They can spark a variety of emotions ranging from comfort and warmth to hostility and anger.
What colors are considered to be cool colors?
Cool colors are often said to be the hues from blue green through blue violet.
Describe the psychology of a cool color scheme?
They often spark feelings of calmness as well as sadness.
Why is important to consider which colors are being used within a design?
It is important because colors represent emotion and make us feel a certain way when we look at design. Using the right color scheme can help you present the message you want to send better.
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