The right use of color can do what?
Maximize productivity, minimize visual fatigue, and relax the whole body
Maximize productivity, minimize visual fatigue, and relax the whole body
Within the electromagnetic spectrum, which waves allow us to see color?
Visible Light
Visible Light
Describe white light?
Equal parts of all colors in the electromagnetic spectrum.
Equal parts of all colors in the electromagnetic spectrum.
How do we see color if objects "have no color of their own"?
Absorb/reflect color
What is a glass prism?
Transparent, triangular object that breaks white light into all different colors.
Transparent, triangular object that breaks white light into all different colors.
What seven colors result when white light is refracted through a prism?
Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet
Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet
Describe hue?
Color of light itself; each different hue has a different reflected wavelength
Color of light itself; each different hue has a different reflected wavelength
When does white light occur?
All wavelengths are reflected back to your eye.
All wavelengths are reflected back to your eye.
When does black light occur?
No light is reflected to your eye.
No light is reflected to your eye.
How color is perceived depends on what?
The type of light that it is seen with.
The type of light that it is seen with.
What is a color wheel?
Visual tool that shows the relationship with primary, secondary, and tertiary colors.
Visual tool that shows the relationship with primary, secondary, and tertiary colors.
What are primary colors? Name them?
Can only be naturally created. Red, yellow, blue.
Can only be naturally created. Red, yellow, blue.
What are secondary colors? Name them?
Primary+Primary; Orange, Green, Purple
Primary+Primary; Orange, Green, Purple
What are tertiary colors? Name them?
Primary+Secondary; Red-orange, yellow-orange, yellow-green, blue-green
Primary+Secondary; Red-orange, yellow-orange, yellow-green, blue-green
What are neutral colors? How can they be created?
The colors don't show up on the color wheel; very low in saturation. Black, grey, whites, browns
The colors don't show up on the color wheel; very low in saturation. Black, grey, whites, browns
How can a neutral color help a design?
Help put the focus on other colors
Help put the focus on other colors
What are complementary colors? Name them?
Positioned opposite of each other on the color wheel. Red, green, orange, blue, yellow, and violet
Positioned opposite of each other on the color wheel. Red, green, orange, blue, yellow, and violet
What is color value?
Lightness or darkness of a hue or color
Lightness or darkness of a hue or color
What is a shade?
Adding black to a hue produces a low-value color (AKA shade)
Adding black to a hue produces a low-value color (AKA shade)
What is a tint?
Adding white to a hue produces a high-value color (AKA tint)
Adding white to a hue produces a high-value color (AKA tint)
What is saturation/intensity?
Brightness of a color
Brightness of a color
What happens when you mix complementary colors together?
Dull tone
Dull tone
Describe color harmony?
Pleasing arrangement of colors
Pleasing arrangement of colors
What is a color scheme?
Harmonious color combinations
Harmonious color combinations
Describe a monochromatic color scheme?
Uses tints and shades (values) of one color; clean and elegant, easy on the eyes
Uses tints and shades (values) of one color; clean and elegant, easy on the eyes
Describe an analogous color scheme? '
Uses 3 adjacent colors on the color wheel one color is used as a dominant color while the rest are used to enrich the scheme; often found in nature and is pleasing to the eye, bright and cheery effect
Uses 3 adjacent colors on the color wheel one color is used as a dominant color while the rest are used to enrich the scheme; often found in nature and is pleasing to the eye, bright and cheery effect
Describe a complementary color scheme?
Uses 2 colors opposite each other on the color wheel, will draw a lot of attention
Uses 2 colors opposite each other on the color wheel, will draw a lot of attention
Describe a split-complementary color scheme?
Uses three colors: 1 color and 2 adjacent to its compliment; will draw attention but without the tension in the complementary color scheme.
Uses three colors: 1 color and 2 adjacent to its compliment; will draw attention but without the tension in the complementary color scheme.
Describe a triadic color scheme?
Uses 3 colors equally spaced; strong visual balance
Uses 3 colors equally spaced; strong visual balance
What colors are considered to be warm colors?
Yellow, orange, red
Yellow, orange, red
Describe a warm color scheme?
Bold and energetic; tend to appear closer, don't overwhelm the design
Bold and energetic; tend to appear closer, don't overwhelm the design
What colors are considered to be cool colors?
Green, Blue, Violets
Green, Blue, Violets
Describe a cool color scheme?
Calm, rarely overpowers the design appears farther away, illusion of depth
Calm, rarely overpowers the design appears farther away, illusion of depth
Why is important to consider which colors are being used within a design?
Colors help convey the message of a design, creates an emotional reaction.
Colors help convey the message of a design, creates an emotional reaction.
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