Chapter 5 Flashcards
the amount of color data that can be stored in a given file
color mode
determines how pigments combine to produce resulting colors
color model
images displayed on your monitor, such as an icon
bitmap
each dot that represents a color or a shade
pixel
range of displayed colors
gamut
it is beyond the color space that 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 gray
saturation
measurement 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 monitors color 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 gray
grayscale mode
black by default used to fill color to a selection
foreground color