Final Exam Flashcards
(61 cards)
Achromatic
Room decorated in neutrals
Monochromatic
Decorated in one family color
Analogous
Similar - same side of color wheel
Complementary
Mixing opposite colors on the color wheel
Direct Complementary
Direct opposite colors
Split Complementary
A color + 2 colors directly beside the complement
Triadic Complementary
3 colors equal distance apart
Double Complementary
2 sets of complementary colors
Tetrad Complementary
4 colors equal distances apart
Alternate Complementary
Any color with a complementary
Munsell Theory
Industry, Science, Medicine
Albers Theory
Albers Triange
A hue in its purest form
Intense
Japanese concept
Horizontal
Color we see
Reflected
Light hits a surface
Absorbed and Reflected
Metamerism
“The apparent change of color from one light to another
Orientation
the direction from which natural light comes
M.E. Chevreul
wrote *The Principles of Harmony and contrast of colors
Value
Light - Dark
Intensity
Bright - Dull
Temperature
Warm to Cool
Hue
Color
Principles of Design
- Scale
- Balance
- Rhythm
- Emphasis
- Harmony