Color Theory Flashcards

1
Q

Color

A

Energy made visible

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2
Q

Primary colors

A

Red, Blue, Yellow

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3
Q

Hue

A

Color

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4
Q

Tint

A

Color + white

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5
Q

Tone

A

Color + gray

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6
Q

Shade

A

Color + black

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7
Q

Yang

A

Warm colors

Represents activity, motion, heat, hardness, agitation, day, life

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8
Q

Yin

A

Cool colors

Represents passivity, softness, coldness, tranquility, stillness, night, death

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9
Q

Color Percent Rule

A

60-30-10

60% dominant or neutral
30% interesting color (secondary)
10% opposing color for contrast/balance

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10
Q

3 main layers in a room

A

Outer envelope of walls, ceiling, floors

Furniture

Accessories

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11
Q

Couch color accounts for what percent? Walls and ceilings?

A

Either 60% or 30%

Same

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12
Q

What MUST you incorporate in color palette?

A

Flooring color

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13
Q

What does color add to a space?

A

More joy and energy

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14
Q

Harmony

A

Requires both yin and yang to achieve balance (one is more dominant)

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15
Q

How do you reveal an undertone of a color?

A

Hold it next to other colors

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16
Q

Yin rooms

A

Bedroom
Bathroom
Meditation Room

17
Q

Yang rooms

A

Living room
Kitchen
Office
Gym

18
Q

What determines how light or dark to make paint color?

A

Natural light

19
Q

What are the 3 different types of color? How much of the color wheel?

A

Active
Red, oranges, yellows
Energizing and invigorating
1/3

Passive
Purples, blues, greens
Passive and calming
2/3

Neutral
Gray, black, Taupe, White