Lecture 5 Flashcards
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4 reasons color are used for
- To represent or imitate reality
- To enliven or decorat
- To label
- To measure
What is mimetic color
The color that things are (mimes the color of nature), ex: a RED tomato
Give examples of mimetic color and why?
A red tomato, because the light reflected off of the tomato is red
A yellow/brownish drawn heart (because realistically its that color)
Which reason for using color is the least important?
For decorative purposes
What is an example of how color can be used for measurement?
Depth (darker color= deeper ocean)
Intensity (more intense color=more activity in brain
What is subtractive color
CMYK
3 Elements of color
Hue, saturation, luminosity.
What is hue?
Pure color, ex primary colors
Different types of colors?
Primaries, secondary, teritaries (ex:
How are secondary colors made?
From mixing primary colors
What are color harmonies?
Color palettes (ex: analagous)
monochromatic palette?
A single color in different VALUES (ex: light grey, dark grey)
Analogous color palette?
Similar colors, neighbors on the color wheel (ex: red, orange, yellow)
What are complementary colors?
Colors that are opposites on the color wheel (ex: red ang green, yellow and purple)
What are split complementary colors?
When you have opposite colors, but one side is multiple analogous colors, ex: red, blue and green
What is sautration/CHROMA?
Intensity of the color
What is luminosity?
The lightness of the color
What is color temperature?
Warm/cool on the color wheel
(opposite on the color wheel(
What is Triadic on the color wheel
Three colors of equal distance on the color wheel ex: orange, green, purple
Active vs. passive colors?
Active: warm colors (intense like sun)
Passive: cool colors
What type of media are RGB?
Emissive media
What media are subtractvie colors?
Print media
