Chapter 5 Flashcards
The amount of color data that can be stored in a given file format
Color mode
determines how pigments combine to produce resulting colors
Color model
image displayed on your monitor, such as an icon
bitmap
each dot that represents a color or a shape
pixel
a range of displayed colors
gamut
it is beyond the color space your monitor can display
Out of gamut
color reflected from or transmitted through an object
hue
the strength of purity of the color representing the amount of grey
saturation
measurements of relative lightness or darkness of a color is measured as a percentage from 0 black to 100 white
brightness
the 3 colors used to produce color: red, green, blue
channels
used for lighting, video and computer is created by adding red, green, and blue light
additive colors
based on colors being absorbed as the ink hits the paper and being reflected back to your eyes- uses cyan, yellow, magenta, black
cmyk
uses red blue and green to mix colors
RGB
uses up to 256 shades of grey
grey scale mode
black by default used to fill color to a selection
foreground color