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COLORS Flashcards

1
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Electromagnetic radiation that the human eye can perceive

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Light

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The natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible

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Light

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3
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What are the three types of lighting?

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-General
-Accent
-Task

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Type of lighting that is also called as ambient light.

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General Lighting

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Basic fixtures for illumination. General illumination of an area or space.

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General Lighting

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Type of lighting that creates VISUAL INTEREST

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Accent Lighting

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Draws the eye to art and accessories. Highlights the displays and architectural fixtures.

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Accent Lighting

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Accent Lighting is also called as?

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Highlight Lighting

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9
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Type of lighting that provides increased light for tasks that require accuracy.

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Task Lighting

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10
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Lighting that is useful for workspaces.

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Task Lighting

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11
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The two types of lighting design are?

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-Direct Light
-Indirect light

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12
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Lighting in which the greater part of the light goes directly from the source to the area it illuminates.

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Direct Light

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13
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Its light effect is bright and sometimes harsh.

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Direct Light

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14
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Light fixtures that direct the light upward to bounce off of the walls or ceiling to light the room.

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Indirect Light.

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15
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Light is diffused, and cause a softer effect.

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Indirect Light

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16
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Cove lighting is an example of what lighting design?

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Indirect Light.

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17
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What are the three things that affect light?

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-Glare
-Reflection
-Refraction

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18
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The shine with a strong or dazzling light.

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Glare

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19
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The throwing back by a body or surface of light, heat, or sound without absorbing it.

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Reflection

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The fact or phenomenon of light, radio waves, etc., being DEFLECTED in passing obliquely through the interface.

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Refraction

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21
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It is between one medium to another or through aa medium of varying density. Ex. Lamps

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Refraction

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22
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Phenomenon of light and visual perception of hue, saturation, and tonal value.

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Color

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23
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A shade of color

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HUE

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24
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Brightness or dullness of color. It is also the chromal intensity of color(?)

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SATURATION

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25
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Lightness and darkness of color

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Tonal Value

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26
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What are the types of colors?

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-Primary
-Secondary
-Tertiary

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27
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Color that is exciting and stimulating.

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Red or orange

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28
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Pros: passionate, active, strong, warm

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Red

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29
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Cons: Intense, aggressive, raging, fierce, bloody

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Red

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30
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Color that is characterized to be the most dominant and dynamic.

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Red

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31
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On ceiling, this color is intruding, disturbing, and heavy.

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Red

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32
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On walls, this color is aggressive, and advancing

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Red

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33
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On floors, this color makes people feel conscious and alert.

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Red

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34
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This color is sunny, cheerful, radiant, and vital–but it is also EGOCENTRIC

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Yellow

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35
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It is the happiest color. It radiates cheerfulness and inspiration and signifies enlightenment and communication.

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Yellow

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36
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On ceilings, this color is light luminous, and stimulating

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Yellow

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37
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On walls, this color is exciting, and/or irritating

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Yellow

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38
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On floors, this color is ELEVATING

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Yellow

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39
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This color is retiring and relaxing

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Blue/Green

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40
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Pros: Calm, sober, secure, comfortable, noble

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Blue

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41
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Cons: Frightening, depressing, melancholy

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Blue

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42
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It is characterized to be transparent, wet, and cool

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Blue

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43
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On ceilings, it is celestial, cool, and receding

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Blue

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44
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On walls, it is cool and distant(L), or encouraging, and space deepening(D)

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Blue

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45
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On floors, it is inspiring, feeling of effortless movement(L), or substantial (D)

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Blue

46
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Associated to be lively, energetic, jovial, extroverted

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Orange

47
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Cons: intrusive, and blustering

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Orange

48
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It is less masc than red. It ma also appear cheaper

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Orange

49
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On ceilings, it is stimulating and attention seeking

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Orange

50
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On walls, it is warm and luminous

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Orange

51
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On floors, it is activating, and motion-oriented

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Orange

52
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Pros: Tranquil, refreshing, quiet, natural

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Green

53
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Cons: common, tiresome, and guilty

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Green

54
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It symbolizes nature but also symbolizes mold and sickness.

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Green

55
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On ceilings, it is protective, and its reflection on the skin(?) can be unattractive

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Green

56
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On walls, it s cool, secure, reliable, or irritating if glaring

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Green

57
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On floors, it is natural

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Green

58
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Color that is subduing

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Purple

59
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Pros: Dignified, and exclusive

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Purple

60
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Cons: Lonely, mournful, pompous, conceited

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Purple

61
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It’s characterized to be delicate and rich, or unsettling and degenerate

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Purple

62
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On ceilings, it is disconcerting, and subduing

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Purple

63
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On walls, it is heavy and overpowering

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Purple

64
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On walls, it is fleeting and magical

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Purple

65
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It is lively, calming, and intimate

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Pink

66
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Cons: too sweet, weak

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Pink

67
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Color characterized to be feminine

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Pink

68
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On ceilings, it is delicate and comforting

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Pink

69
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On walls, it can be aggressive, intimate or too sweet

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Pink

70
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On floors, it can be too delicate. Not used very often for floors.

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Pink

71
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Pros: warm, secure and stable

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Brown

72
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Cons: Oppressive, heavy

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Brown

73
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It is fecal associated. Wood and stone appear very comfortable and warm

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Brown

74
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On ceilings, it can be oppressive and heavy(D)

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Brown

75
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On walls, it can be secure and assuring.

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Brown

76
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On floors, it can be steady and stable

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Brown

77
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Pros: Clean, crisp, bright

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White

78
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Cons: empty and sterile

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White

79
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Character: psych(?)

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White

80
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On ceilings, it is empty

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White

81
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On walls, it is neutral to empty

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White

82
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On floors, it is touch inhibiting

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White

83
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It is neutral but boring

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Grey

84
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It is used for accents

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Grey

85
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Ceilings: Shadowy
Walls: Neutral to boring
Floor: Neutral

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Grey

86
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It is ominous

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Black

87
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Pros: Deep and abstract

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Black

88
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Cons: Dungeon like, night, grief, death

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Black

89
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Character: to hide(?)

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Black

90
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On ceilings, it is hollow to oppressive

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Black

91
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On walls, it is ominous, and dungeon like

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Black

92
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On floors, it is odd and abstract

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Black

93
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What are the 6 classic color schemes?

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-Monochromatic
-Analogous
-Complementary
-Split Complementary
-Triadic
-Double Complementary

94
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Color scheme that uses variations in lightness and darkness of a color

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Monochromatic

95
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It is easy to manage and visually appealing but lacks contrast and it can be difficult to highlight the most important elements

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Monochromatic

96
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Color scheme that uses the colors that are adjacent to each other on the color wheel

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Analogous

97
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It uses one color as a dominant color and is similar to monochromatic but has more nuances

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Analogous

98
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Colo scheme that uses two colors that are opposite to each other on the color wheel.

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Complementary

99
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When does complementary look the best with?

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When warm is matched with cool

100
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Pros: Strong contrast
Cons: hard to balance

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Complementary

101
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Color scheme where a color and color adjacent to its complementary is used

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Split complementary

102
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Color scheme that uses three colors that are evenly spaced on the color wheel

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Triadic

103
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It offers high contrast while retaining harmony but not as contrasting as complementary

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Triadic

104
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Color scheme that uses two set of complementing colors

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Double Complementary

105
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It is the richest color scheme but also the hardest to pull off

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Double Complementary

106
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What colors are recommended for offices?

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Cool and pastel colors

107
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_____ for fire equipment, _____ for danger areas, ______ for first aid

a.) green
b.)red
c.)blue
d.)yellow

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red for fire equipment
yellow for danger areas
green for first aid

108
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(T or F)
Stimulating and exciting colors are recommended for lobbies

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TRUE

109
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(T or F)
For institutional architecture, it is recommended to use neutral colors

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FALSE
Institutional= Pastel Colors

110
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(T or F)
For commercial architecture, pastel colors are recommended for corridors

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FALSE
(commercial) corridors= neutral colors

TOA Colors-Proxemics (2 decks)

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