2 - Color theory Flashcards
The scheme of orange and blue colors is called “ “
Orange and teal
Three important terms of color
Hue, Saturation, and Value
Also called color, tone, shade or tint
Hue
also called colorfulness
saturation
also called lightness
value
Who said “The eye is more atracted to a color than to a neutral image, the more saturated the color, the more attention it grabs”
Sharon Callahan
Two main different models of mixing colors:
RGB(additive color model, red, green and blue light are added together)
CMYK(subtractive pigment color model, used in color printing)
Color temperature is expressed in
Kelvins (K)
Daylight K
5000K
Overcast Sky K
6500K-7500K
Blue Sky K
8000K-12000K
Moonlight K
4000K
Warm White K
3000K
Extra Warm White K
2800K
Candle Light K
1800K