Ch 13 Color Theory

Question 1

the progressive arrangement of colors (ROY G BIV) when a beam of light is broken down into component colors. We perceive color due to absorption or reflection of light off teh objects we are looking at

Answer 1

spectrum

Question 2

colored object absorbs rays of light which illuminate it while others are reflected

Answer 2

absorption

Question 3

the return of light from a surface

Answer 3

reflection

Question 4

the property of a color by which it is distinguished from another. the word used to describe it such as red or yellow

Answer 4

hue

Question 5

the lightness or darkness of a color; light value is high while dark value is low

Answer 5

Value

Question 6

a hue into which various quantities of white are mixed

Answer 6

tint

Question 7

a hue into which various quantities of black are mixed

Answer 7

shade

Question 8

the amount of strength a color has; teh degree of purity of the brightness or dullness; amount of hue a color possesses

Answer 8

intensity (chroma)

Question 9

a hue mixed with either a small quantity of gray or the complements of the hue, resulting in a dulling of the hue, making it more neutral and less intense

Answer 9

tone

Question 10

a color not found in the visible spectrum; a neutral color such as white, black, gray

Answer 10

achromatic color

Question 11

variations of one hue; tint tones and shades of one hue

Answer 11

monochromatic hue

Question 12

a circle in which the primary,secondary, and intermediate hues are arranged in orderly intervals

Answer 12

color wheel

Question 13

three hues that can be combined to make all other hues; cannot be produced by mixture of other hues;
RED-YELLOW-BLUE

Answer 13

Primary Hues

Question 14

equal mixtures of two primary hues;
ORANGE-GREEN-PURPLE

Answer 14

Secondary Hues

Question 15

equal mixtures of a primary and secondary color

Answer 15

Intermediate Hues

Question 16

the mixture of two secondary colors or an unbalanced mixture of complements with the warm hue predominant

Answer 16

Tertiary Hue

Question 17

colors directly opposite on the color wheel; when seen together present vivid contrasts; any two hues which by mixture produces gray

Answer 17

Complements

Question 18

variations (tint,tones, and shades) of one hue

Answer 18

Monochromatic Color

Question 19

two or more hues that have the same hue in common; adjacent to each other on the color wheel

Answer 19

analogous color

Question 20

simultaneous contrasts; any two hues placed side by side or one hue superimposed upon the other

Answer 20

juxtaposition

Question 21

visual impression remaining after a stimulus is removed

Answer 21

after image

Question 22

a color that is characterized by long wavelenths; makes objects appear closer and larger and reflects warmth; orange

Answer 22

warm hue

Question 23

a color that is characterized by short wavelenght; makes object appear to recede and impression of coldness

Answer 23

cool hues

Question 24

that light produced by electric current running through a filament bulb; high in yellow

Answer 24

incandescent light

Question 25

a long, tubular bulb where phosphors changes the electric current into light

Answer 25

fluorescent light

Question 26

refers to the color of the illumination given off by the bulb

Answer 26

hue

Question 27

refers to the brightness of the illumination

Answer 27

chroma

Question 28

a visual aspect indicating the vividness of the hue in the degree of difference from a gray of the same lightness

Answer 28

saturation

Question 29

a process of mixing colored lights on a surface whereby teh wavelenths of each are combined; adding of two or more lights together to create another light

Answer 29

additive method