Color Theory Review

Question 1

Hue

Answer 1

Name of a color

Question 2

Value

Answer 2

Lightness or Darkness of a color

Question 3

Intensity

Answer 3

Purity or lack of purity of a color

Question 4

Value Definition

Answer 4

When making a color go from light to dark

Question 5

Tint

Answer 5

When white is added to a color

Question 6

Shade

Answer 6

When black is added to a color

Question 7

3 Ways to lower a colors intensity

Answer 7

• Mix 2 complementary colors
• Add White (Tint)
• Add Black (Shade)

Question 8

Complementary colors Definition

Answer 8

The 2 colors that are opposite on the color wheel

Question 9

Primary Colors

Answer 9

The Colors that all other colors come from by mixing
Example: Red, Yellow, Blue

Question 10

Secondary colors

Answer 10

The colors that made from mixing 2 primary colors together

Question 11

3 Secondary colors

Answer 11

Green, Purple, Orange

Question 12

Tertiary color Definition

Answer 12

When a primary and secondary color beside it are mixed together.

Question 13

Tertiary color examples

Answer 13

Turquoise, Yellow-Orange, Orange-Red

Question 14

Simultaneous Contrast

Answer 14

When 2 complementary colors are placed beside each other

Question 15

Cool Colors

Answer 15

Colors that remind you of the cold and recede (Go back) when doing artwork. (Blue, Green, Purple)

Question 16

Warm Colors

Answer 16

Colors that remind you of the warmth or fire and come forward when doing artwork (Red, Yellow, Orange)

Question 17

Chromatic Black

Answer 17

Comes when mixing red and green together without any black pigment

Question 18

Analogous Colors

Answer 18

Groups of colors beside each other on the color wheel and always share the same common color.

Question 19

Netural Color

Answer 19

Colors that are not found on the color wheel

Beige, Brown, Black, White