15. E Flashcards
The __ of an object is determined by the light that enters the human eye. Color that is perceived is the result of a ____, the object that absorbs, transmits, reflects or scatters the light from the source, and the interpretation of the source and the result by the human visual system
color, light source
is a form of visible energy that is part of the radiant energy spectrum.
Light
_____ possesses specific wavelengths, which may be used to identify the type of energy
Radiant energy
can be described by three dimensions of physical form (length, width, and depth)
COLOR
three large bands of color (red, green, and blue) are observed in the visible light spectrum
COLOR MIXING
three large bands of color?
red, green, and blue
→ these are the primary colors of the spectrum; combine them to make all other spectral of colors
COLOR MIXING
→ efforts are being made to standardize terminology in order to ensure accuracy with regard to color language, with magenta, cyan, and yellow, using the correct names for the subtractive primary colors
COLOR MIXING
widely used in the dental literature and also used in the past to quantify color
MUNSELL COLOR ORDER SYSTEM
→ a popular method of visually describing color
→ the three attributes of color in this system are called hue,
chroma, and value
MUNSELL COLOR ORDER SYSTEM
described by Munsell as “that quality by which we distinguish one color family from another, as red from yellow, or green from blue or purple … it is the family name we apply to a group of colors”
HUE
a particular variety of a color
o the shorter the wavelength, the closer the hue is to the violet
portion of the spectrum
o the longer the wavelength, the closer it is to the red portion
HUE
True or false
there are ten hue families in the Munsell Color Order System
True
stated by Munsell as “that quality by which we distinguish a light color from a dark one”
VALUE
the relative lightness or darkness of a color or the brightness of an object
VALUE
the possible range of values used in describing the lightness or darkness of a surface in the Munsell Color System extends from zero to ten
VALUE
black is zero and white is ten with a range of grays between these end points of the scale
VALUE