2- Color Flashcards
A phenomenon of light or visual perception that enables one to differentiate otherwise identical objects
Color
color is a visual response to light consisting of the three dimensions of __
hue
value
chroma
3 variables to color
Receptor (eye)
Object
Light source
Munsell color space
1940’s revised Munsell system by:
International Commission of Illumination (CIE)
American Society for testing and materials
Is an internationally accepted standard of art, science and industry
Munsell color space
band of colors produced when sunlight is passed through a prism
Spectrum
Primary additive colors
Blue
Red
Green
Secondary Additive Colors
Cyan
Magenta
Yellow
If the three primary colors are combined with equal intensities, __ is created
white light
Look at the spectral reflection of different wavelengths
PIC in slides
A number from 1 to 100 given to a light source to indicate it relative equivalence to pure white light, which has a color rendering index of 100. The closer the number is to 100, the more it resembles pure white light
Color rendering index
A light source with at least __ CRI is recommended for an accurate shade selection
93.42
Basic color
distinguish one family of color from another- as red, green, blue
Hue
What possesses no hue
Black, white and grays
The color itself
Hue
Stains can be used to change the __ of porcelain color
Hue
The purity of a color
intensity
saturation
Chroma
The intensity of a color
Chroma
High __ = highly saturated
Low __ = weak
Chroma
Distinguished from a dark color
Blackness or whiteness
Value
THe brightness of a color
Value
High value =
Low value =
Brighter
Darker
__ is the most important color variable in dental shade selection
Brightness
__ is the most important aspect in shade selection
Value