COLOR THEORY 1 Flashcards
Property of light
Color
This color reflects all the wave lengths of the color spectrum
White
This color absorbs all the wave lengths of the color spectrum
Black
(COLOR MIXING)
Color is created from projected light (ex: Computer art, photography, editing)
Additive System
(COLOR MIXING)
Color is created from pigments (Painting, drawing, etc..)
Subtractive System
(PROPERTIES OF COLOR)
The name of the color
hue
(PROPERTIES OF COLOR)
most common organization for the relationship of the basic colors
Color Wheel
(PROPERTIES OF COLOR)
What are the 3 primary colors?
Red, Blue, Yellow
(PROPERTIES OF COLOR)
What are the secondary colors (mixtures of the primary colors)
Orange, Green, Violet
(PROPERTIES OF COLOR)
This is a mixture of the primary and secondary color
Tertiary Colors (6)
(PROPERTIES OF COLOR)
Lightness of Darkness of a hue
Value
(PROPERTIES OF COLOR)
adding white to a hue
Tint
(PROPERTIES OF COLOR)
adding black to a hue
Shade
(PROPERTIES OF COLOR)
brightness of a color
(also called as intensity)
Saturation
this happens when u stare at an intense color and then look away, you will see the complementary color
Afterimage effect