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Color Flashcards

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What hues are considered warm hues?

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Red, red-orange, orange, yellow-orange, yellow and yellow-green

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What hues are considered cool hues?

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Green, Blue-green, Blue, Blue-violet, violet, red-violet

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What are the positive psychological/emotional characteristics of warm colors?

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engaging, active, positive, cheery, cozy, and stimulating

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What are the positive psychological/emotional characteristics of cool colors?

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relaxing, restful, and soothing

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What are some negative psychological/emotional characteristics of warm colors?

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If used in strong intensity in large areas, warm colors may cause individuals to feel irritable.

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What are some negative psychological/emotional characteristics of cool colors?

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Can be perceived as cold and unfriendly and may lack variety.

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Which colors, warm or cool, recede/advance?

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warm colors advance and can enclose a space.; cool colors recede and tend to expand space.

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What colors are considered neutral?

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gray, white, and black because they are without an identifiable hue.

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What colors are called neutralized colors?

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Colors falling midway between the warm and cool color groups, such as beige, brown, taupe, cream, ivory, off-black, and off-white Iwhite with small amount of color added ).

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What are the positive psychological/emotional characteristics of neutralized colors?

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restful, tranquil, livable, unobtrusive, and supportive.

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What are some negative effects of neutralized colors?

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can produce feelings of boredom and weariness

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The standard color wheel is often referred to as what?

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Prang color wheel

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Who originally developed the standard color wheel?

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David Brewster, and it was called the Brewster Theory

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What is the standard color wheel based on?

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3 primary colors: red, yellow, and blue, which can be mixed in equal parts and complete the 12 colors of the complete wheel.

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What is a primary color?

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it means that the color cannot be mixed from other pigments, nor can ir be broken down into component colors.

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What is a secondary color?

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Composed of equal amounts of any two of the primary colors.

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Name the secondary colors on the color wheel?

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Green, Violet, and orange

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What is a tertiary color?

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Created by mixing equal amounts of a primary color and a secondary color.

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Name the 3 dimensions of color.

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Hue, value, and intensity

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What is “hue”?

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The color name; a singular characteristic that sets each color apart from all the others.

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What is “value”?

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the degree of luminosity, or lightness and darkness of a hue in relation to black and white.

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How many value gradations are said to be easily visible to the eye?

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9

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How is the value of a hue raised, and what is the term for this?

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By adding white; called a tint

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How is the value of a hue lowered, and what is the term for this?

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By adding black; called a shade.

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How is the value of a hue muted, and what is the term for this?

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By adding equal amounts of black and white (gray); called a tone.

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What is “intensity” or “chroma”?

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The degree of saturation of pure color. It describes the brightness or dullness and strength or weakness of the pure color that a hue contains.

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How is a hues intensity or chroma raised and lowered?

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Raised by the addition of pure chroma or lessened by the addition of its complement.

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How does strong chroma affect objects?

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It visually enlarges objects.

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Name the basic color schemes.

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Achromatic, monotone, monochromatic, analogous, and complementary.

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What is an achromatic color scheme?

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It is created by utlizing black, white, or variations of gray. It contains no identifiable hue, only values.

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What is a monotone color scheme?

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Created from a color with low chroma, such as off-white, off-black, beige, cream, tan, and brown.

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What is a complementary color scheme?

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a contrasting color scheme that contains warm and cool colors because they are opposite each other on the color wheel.

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What is a monochromatic color scheme?

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Developed from a single hue, but with a range of values and different degrees of intensity.

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What is the most notable element in a monochromatic color scheme?

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Unity

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What is an analogous color scheme?

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Produced from any segment of colors that are adjacent but contain no more than half the colors on the color wheel.

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What are the 6 types of complementary color schemes?

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Direct Complement; Split Complement; Triad,; Double Complement; Alternate Complement; and Tetrad

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What is a direct complement, the simplest of the contrasting color schemes?

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Formed by using any two colors that lie directly opposite each other on the color wheel.

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What is a split complement?

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A three-color scheme composed of any hue plus the two hues next to is complement.

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What is a triad complement?

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A three-color contrasting scheme made up of any three colors that are equidistant on the color wheel.

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What is Shibui?

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A color scheme derived from the Japanese culture, which suggest an appreciation of serenity and a protest against ostentation; Understated and unobtrusive; Colors are brought together to enhance each other in a harmonious whole that will be deeply satisfying to live with for a long time.

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What are 5 ideas incorporated in achieving a shibui effect?

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1) Pattern & texture in nature are everywhere, but they have to be discovered through close examination.
2) Color is based on nature. Colors found in the largest areas are quiet and undemanding (neutralized). Bright, vibrant colors are found in a small proportion).
3) Nature has thousands of colors, but none of them match or are uniform. The darker, more solid colors occur underfoot. As one looks upward, colors become lighter and more delicate.
4) Most of the natural landscape shows a matte finish with little shininess or glitter, such as the sun sparkling on a ripple in a stream.
5) No two patterns are identical, yet unity prevails. Although natural colors, textures, and patterns appear simple, on close scrutiny they prove highly complex.

42
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Which famous architect greatly admired the shibu design philosophy?

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Frank Lloyd Wright

43
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What is Feng Shui?

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a color scheme based on several ancient Chinese philosophies and practices. Color schemes are interpreted differently for each person based on their birth year and what element goes with that year. Overlying principle is the appropriate balance of yin and yang, which represents balance of complements.

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Neme 6 psychological /physiological effects of color.

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1) Color affects and individual’s perception of space. Light & cool colors seems to expand space; dark and warm colors seem to enclose space.
2) Color affects the eye’s perception of weight. Darker objects appear heavier.
3) Color affects a person’s perception of temperature. Warm colors can actually raise a person’s temperature.
4) Color can cause feelings of boredom and calmness, or stimulation and liveliness.
5) Colors can affect one’s reaction to sounds, taste, odors, and time perception.
6) Colors can improve the rate of recovery of sick patients.

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What are some emotional reactions to the Red group?

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courage, passion, love, excitement, danger, martyrdom, anger, fire, and strength.

46
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What are some emotional reactions to the Orange group?

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Cheerfulness, stimulation, sunset, excitement; Peach tones can appear cool and refreshing.

47
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What are some emotional reactions to the Yellow group?

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Cowardice, deceit, sunlight, optimism, warmth, enlightenment, and communication.

48
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What are some emotional reactions to the Blue group?

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Honesty, truth, loyalty, masculinity, formality, repose, tranquility, sobriety, sky, depth of sea.

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What are some psychological reactions to the Green group?

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nature, serenity, hope, envy, safety, peace, passivity, security

50
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What are some psychological reactions to the Violet group?

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Royalty, nobility, snobbery, power, drama, opulence, mystery, worship, dignity.

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What are some psychological reactions to white and off-white?

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purity, cleanliness, sterility, sophistication, freshness

52
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What are some psychological reactions to black and off-black?

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mourning, sorrow, depression, sophistication, mystery, magic, night

53
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What are some psychological reactions to gray?

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penance, gloom, storm, fog, depression, wisdom, intelligence, business, high-tech, sophistication

54
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What are some psychological reactions to brown?

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Earth, wood, warmth, comfort, security, support, stability.

55
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Is the lowest value intensity (1) black or white?

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Black

56
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What is a tetrad color scheme?

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Made up of 4 complementary colors in a rectangular sequence.

57
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What is a square color scheme?

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Complementary colors evenly spaced around the color wheel.

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