Color Theory

Question 1

Color Temperature

Answer 1

Cool (Blues,Purples), Warm (Yellow,Orange,Red), Hot, Cold

Question 2

Hue

Answer 2

basic color (red, yellow, blue)

Question 3

Value

Answer 3

dark or lightness of hue - add or remove black

Question 4

Saturation

Answer 4

desaturated or intensity, also called Intensity, add or remove brown

Question 5

monochrome

Answer 5

same hue, different values - variations of blue for example

Question 6

neutrals

Answer 6

tans, browns, grays, low saturation

Question 7

color harmony

Answer 7

pleasing combinations of colors

Question 8

How is color determined?

Answer 8

Color is determined by the degree to which a surface reflects light and produces rays of different lengths. White contains all the colors, black is the absence of color, no visible light is reflected.

Question 9

How is color created?

Answer 9

Color is created by varying wavelengths of light. Reds have longest wavelength, violets have the shortest.

Question 10

color weight

Answer 10

One way to add visual hierarchy