Chapter 5 Flashcards
color mode
the amount of color that can be stored in a given file format
color model
determines how pigments combine to produce resulting colors
bitmap
is an image displayed on your monitor such as an icon
pixel
each dot of color or shade
gamut
range of displaced colors
out of gamut
beyond the color space that your monitor can display
Hue
color reflected from or transmitted through an object
saturation
the strength of purity of the color representing the amount of gray
brightness
the measurement of relative lightness or darkness of a color measured as a percentage from 0 to 100
channels
the three colors used to produce colors
additive colors
used for lighting video and computer monitor colors by adding red green and blue light
cmyk
based on colors absorbed as the ink hits the paper, and being reflected back to your eyes. uses cyan, yellow, magenta and black
rgb
uses red blue and green to mix colors
grayscale mode
uses up to 256 shades of gray
foreground col.or
black by default to fill color to a selection