Color Theory Flashcards
Who developed the first circular diagram of colors? When?
Sir Isaac Newton in 1666
What are the 3 primary colors?
Red, Yellow, and Blue
The 3 pigment colors that can not be mixed or formed by any combination of other colors
Primary colors
All other colors are derived from these 3 hues
Primary colors
What are the 3 secondary colors?
Green, Orange, and Purple
These are the colors formed by mixing the primary colors
Secondary colors
These are the colors formed by mixing a primary and a secondary color
Tertiary colors
A pleasing arrangement of parts, whether it be music, poetry, color, or even an ice cream sundae
Harmony
Any three colors which are side by side on a 12 part color wheel
Analogous colors
Any two colors which are directly opposite each other
Complementary colors
These opposing colors create maximum contrast and maximum stability
Complementary colors
The perceptual characteristic of light described by a color name
Color
What are the 3 characteristics of color?
- Hue
- Value
- Saturation/Intensity
How pure a hue is in relation to gray
Chroma
The degree of purity of a hue
Saturation
The brightness or dullness of a hue. One may lower it by adding white or black
Intensity
A measure of the amount of light reflected from a hue
Luminance/Value
A hue produced by the addition of black
Shade
A hue produced by the addition of white
Tint
__________ color mixing means that one begins with white and ends with black; as one adds color, the result gets darker and tends to black
Subtractive
__________ color mixing means that one begins with black and ends with white; as more color is added, the result is lighter and tends to white
Additive
Which color method is used in painting or through the printing process?
Subtractive color method
Which color method is used when working on a computer?
Additive color method
What is the color system used for printing?
CMYK color system
A visual representation of colors arranged according to their chromatic relationship
Color wheel
What color system is used for generating digital designs?
RGB color system
What 4 colors are used in the CMYK color system?
Cyan
Magenta
Yellow
Key (Black)
One of the two types of photoreceptor cells, located in the retina of the eye, that are sensitive to light and dark
Rods
One of the two types of photoreceptor cells, located in the retina of the eye, that are sensitive to red, green, and blue light and responsible for color vision
Cones
Colors that are shade or tint variations of the same hue
Monochromatic
Those colors across from each other on a color wheel
Complementary
One hue plus two others equally spaced from its complement
Split-Complementary
Two complementary color sets
Double-Complementary
Those colors located adjacent to each other on a color wheel
Analogous
Three hues equally positioned on a color wheel
Triad
