Color Flashcards

Study color modes, color wheel, and other aspects of color.

1
Q

Is this the correct color wheel?

A

No. The primary colors are not Red, Blue and Yellow. This is the art color wheel.

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2
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Is this the correct color wheel?

A

Yes. The additive colors are red, green and blue. The subtractive colors are cyan, magenta, yellow and black (key).

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3
Q

What is added to create tint?

A

White

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4
Q

What is added to create shade?

A

Black

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5
Q

What is added to create tone?

A

Grey

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6
Q

What are the additive colors?

A

RGB (red, green and blue)

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7
Q

What are the subtractive colors?

A

CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow and black)

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8
Q

What is RGB used for? What does it stand for? What color gamut does it use?

A

Monitors, tvs, displays, phones, etc. Uses light. Additive.

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9
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What is CMYK used for? What does it stand for? What color gamut does it use?

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Print media. Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black. Subtractive.

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10
Q

What are pantone colors?

A
  • Best color palette for a printed piece
  • Universal range of color swatches
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11
Q

What is the definition of hue?

A

A color or shade

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12
Q

What is the definition of saturation?

A

The intensity of color in an image

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13
Q

What is value?

A

The lightness or darkness of a color

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14
Q

How do you make swatches visible in Photoshop and Illustrator?

A

Select Window then Swatches

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15
Q

What color mode/gamut is used for web design?

A

RGB

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16
Q

What color mode is used for printing?

A

CMYK

17
Q

What resolution would you set an image at for the web?

A

72

18
Q

What resolution would you set an image at for print?

A

300

19
Q

What is a color palette?

A

A set of colors that make up the total range of colors used in graphic computers

20
Q

What are complimentary colors?

A

The colors that are opposite of each other when viewed on the color wheel

21
Q

Describe greyscale images:

A
  • Greyscale images consist of black, white, no color, and up to 256 shades of gray.
22
Q

What are analogus colors?

A

Colors that appear next to each other on the color wheel