Chapter 7: Color Flashcards
the special quality of light reflected from a given surface–is greatly influenced by subjective factors in the brain. The word hue is a synonym for color.
color
refers to the proportion of light or dark in a color
value
• Value is a comparative concept, for we generally compare a colored surface with the normal value of a color–that is, the value at which we expect to find the color represented on a …
color wheel
• Anything lighter than the normal value is a …; anything darker is ….
tint, shade
hue so unadulterated and strong that it is as pure as it can be. White and black are both saturated colors of maximum intensity
saturated color
• When a color is lowered in intensity, it is said to be a … or muted color. Being made lighter or darker than normal value
desaturated
color that is influenced by the various colors and light sources in a color rich environment
• Atmospheric color
colors that are red, orange, yellow, and lavender
Advancing Colors
beige, green, or pale blue
• Receding Colors
are the colors that advance: red, orange, yellow, and lavender
warm colors
are the colors that recede: beige, green, and pale blue
cool colors
result from a scheme based on variations in the values and intensity of one color.
Monochromatic harmony:
: results the use of colors directly opposite each other on the color wheel like red and green
• Complementary harmony:
result from the use of colors adjacent to on another on the color wheel such as red, red-orange, and orange
• Analogues harmony:
results from 3 colors equidistant from one another on the color wheel like primary colors red, yellow and blue
triad harmony
