color Flashcards
(16 cards)
1
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hue:
A
-the name given to a color
-officially on the color wheel
2
Q
value:
A
- lightness and darkness of a color by mixing black or white
- makes unlimited colors from 12 basic colors
3
Q
tint:
A
- lightened colors
- always begins with white then pigment is added little by little
- white + red = pink
4
Q
shade:
A
- darkened colors
- always begins with pigment then black is added little by little
5
Q
intensity:
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- brightness (high intensity) or dullness (low intensity) of a color
HI- hot pink, fuschia
LI- olive green, deep sea blue
6
Q
primary colors:
A
- pure and basic
- cannot be made from other colors
- all other colors are made from these three
- red, yellow, blue
- equal distance from each other on the color wheel
7
Q
secondary colors:
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- colors are created by mixing two primary colors
- orange, green, purple
8
Q
intermediate/tertiary:
A
- colors are created by mixing a primary and a secondary color
- 6 intermediate colors
- name always starts with the primary color
(red-orange, yellow-orange, yellow-green, blue-green, blue-purple, red-purple)
9
Q
monochromatic:
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- a color scheme using one color, and tints, tones, and sahdes of that color
10
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analogous colors:
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- colors next to each other on the color wheel
- orange, yellow, green
11
Q
complimentary colors:
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- colors using hues opposite each other on the color wheel
- contrasting colors opposite on the wheel go well together
12
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split-complimentary colors:
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- a color and the colors analogous to its complement
- orange, green, purple
13
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triad:
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- a color scheme equal distance from each other on the wheel
- orange, green, purple
14
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neutrals:
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- not really colors
white, black, brown, grey, beige
15
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warm colors:
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red, orange, yellow ( and their tints and shades)
16
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cool colors:
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green, blue, purple (and their tints and shades)
