Color theory

Question 1

Colors that are soft, quiet, gentle

Answer 1

Light colors

Question 2

Colors that are serious, have weight, and depth

Answer 2

Dark colors

Question 3

Colors that are energetic, youthful, and friendly

Answer 3

Clear tones

Question 4

Colors that excite and draw attention

Answer 4

Bright colors

Question 5

Colors that have refinement, are sophisticated, and are dull

Answer 5

Muted tones

Question 6

Colors that are somber and depressed

Answer 6

Dull muddy colors

Question 7

The property of a color by which it is distinguished by another

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Hue

Question 8

-Visible band
-Original standard of color
-Progressive arrangement of colors (ROYGBIV) seen when a beam of white light is broken down into it’s component colors

Answer 8

Spectrum

Question 9

-The return of light waves from the surfaces
-Bending or folding back of a part upon itself

Answer 9

Reflection

Question 10

The process of taking in, as in a colored object which absorbs certain rays of light and reflects other rays giving the object it’s recognizable color

Answer 10

Absorption

Question 11

The lightness or darkness of a color
1. achieved by tinting or adding white
2. achieved by shading or adding black

Answer 11

Value
1. Light - high value
2. Dark - low value

Question 12

A hue mixed with gray or it’s complement to make it dull or less intense

Answer 12

Tone

Question 13

Variation of one hue - tinting or shading of color

Answer 13

Monochromatic hue

Question 14

Not found in visible spectrum; white, black, gray

Answer 14

Achromatic color

Question 15

Three hues that can be combined to make all other hues
-Red
-Yellow
-Blue

Answer 15

Primary colors (Color wheel - pigment theory)

Question 16

Equal mixtures of two primary hues
-Orange
-Green
-Purple (violet)

Answer 16

Secondary colors (Color wheel - pigment theory)

Question 17

A color produced by an equal mixture of a primary color with a secondary color adjacent to it on the color wheel

Answer 17

Tertiary colors (Color wheel - pigment theory)

Question 18

Colors obtained by mixing two primary colors in unequal proportions

Answer 18

Intermediate colors (Color wheel - pigment theory)

Question 19

Directly opposite hues on the color wheel. Any two pigmentary hues which, by their mixture in equal quantities, produce gray

Answer 19

Complementary colors (Color wheel - pigment theory)

Question 20

In color harmony. Two or more hues which have the same hues in common

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Analogous (Color wheel - pigment theory)

Question 21

A triadic color scheme uses colors that are evenly spaced around the color wheel. Triadic color harmonies tend to be quite vibrant, even if you use pale or unsaturated versions of your hues

Answer 21

Triadic (Color wheel - pigment theory)

Question 22

In addition to base color, it uses the two colors adjacent to it’s complement. This color scheme has the same strong visual contrast as the complementary color scheme, but has less tension

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Split complementary (Color wheel - pigment theory)

Question 23

Any four colors with a rectangular relationship on the color wheel like double compliments

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Rectangular tetradic (Color wheel - pigment theory)

Question 24

In square color harmony we use a combination of four colors equally spaced around the color wheel
-Orange, yellow - green, blue and violet

Answer 24

Square (Color wheel - pigment theory)

Question 25

Simultaneous contrasts. Any two hues placed near each other. If they are complements they enrich each other. If they are not complements they dull each other

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Juxtaposition (Color wheel - pigment theory)

Question 26

The light produced by an electric filament bulb. Used most often, high in yellow

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Incandescent light

Question 27

Tubular bulb where phosphorous changes electric current into light

Answer 27

Flourescent light

Question 28

The brightness of the illumination, bulb wattage

Answer 28

Brilliance - chroma

Question 29

A visual aspect indicating the vividness of the hue in the degree of different from gray

Answer 29

Saturation

Question 30

Mixing colored light together to create another light

Answer 30

Additive method

Question 31

The process of diminishing the wavelengths by superimposing two or more color transparencies over the same light source, reducing the absorption of colors in the light

Answer 31

Subtractive method