Vocabulary Flashcards
(29 cards)
Electromagnetic waves
Wavelengths that travel through space
What is color
Phenomenon of light
Radio waves and infrared waves
Not visible to the eye
Visible. Light
Waves that can be seen create color
Roy G. Biv
Red Orange yellow Green blue indigo Violet
The law of color
States Out of all the colors only three are pure
Primary colors
Pure colors that cannot be created by mixing together any other colors
Red
Yellow
Blue
Secondary colors
Orange green and violet
When to primary colors are mixed together
Orange
Red and yellow
Green
Blue and yellow
Violet
Red and blue
Tertiary Colors
Mixing primary colors with their neighboring secondary color Yellow orange Yellow green Bluegreen Blue violet Red violet Red orange
Color wheel
Tool which the 12 colors are positioned in a circle allowing any mixed colored to be described in relation to the primary colors
Tone or Hue
Name of a color
Tone
Warm cool or neutral
Warm colors
Yellow orange and red which is half of the color wheel
Cool colors
Blue green and violet
Complementary colors
Colors found opposite one another on the color wheel
Can create neutral color such as dark gray or brown depending on the proportion
Level
Every color has a degree of lightness or darkness is
Eumelanin
Black pigment
Phenomenain
Yellow or red pigment
Porosity
Refers to the ability of the hair to absorb or moisture liquid or chemical
Resistant porosity
Cuticle layers are smooth tightly packed and compact
Average or normal porosity
Cuticle is slightly raised
