DK Ching: Color Theory And Vision Flashcards
It is the simplest type of color system that organizes color pigments into primary secondary and tertiary hues
Brewster or Prang color wheel
In the Brewster or Prang color wheel, these are the secondary hues
Orange, green and violet
In the Brewster or Prang color wheel, these are the tertiary hues
Red orange, yellow orange, yellow green, blue green, blue violet and red violet
The attribute by which we recognize and describe a color,
such as red or yellow.
Hue
The degree of lightness or darkness of a color in relation to
white and black.
Value
The brilliance or dullness of a color; this depends on the
amount of hue in a color.
Saturation
A more comprehensive system for the accurate
specification and description of color, that arranges colors into three orderly scales of uniform visual steps, according to their attributes of hue, value, and chroma (intensity). This system is based on five principal hues and five intermediate hues. These ten major hues are arranged horizontally in a circle.
Munsell system
Lightening a hue’s normal value by adding white creates a _ of that hue.
Tint
Darkening the hue’s normal value with black creates a _ of the hue.
Shade
The intensity of a color can be strengthened by adding
more of the dominant hue. It can be lowered by mixing gray
with the color or by adding to the color its complementary
hue. Hues that are grayed or neutralized in this manner
are often called __.
Tones
It occurs when dots or strokes of colors merge to produce more blended hues.
Optical mixing
__color schemes use two or more hues from the same quarter of the color wheel.
Analogous
__ color schemes vary the value of a single hue.
Monochromatic
__ color schemes use two hues on opposite sides of the color wheel.
Complementary
__ color schemes combine one hue with the two hues adjacent to its complement.
Split complementary
__ color schemes use colors located at three equidistant points on the color wheel.
Triadic
Which colors tend to recede?
Blues, greens, and violets are considered cooler and tend to recede
Which colors tend to advance?
Reds, oranges, and yellows are considered to be warm colors that advance.
Who developed a color triangle that illustrates how modified colors—tints, tones, and shades—may be related in a harmonious sequence? The triangle is based on the three basic elements: pure color, white, and black. They combine to create the secondary forms of tint, shade, gray, and tone.
Faber Birren
The ability to apprehend and interpret pictures, drawings, or other visual images
Visual literacy
A perception of visual stimuli that represents what is perceived in a way different from the way it is in reality.
Optical illusion
The obscuring of a form or figure that occurs when its shape, pattern, texture, or coloration is similar to that of its surrounding field or background.
Camouflage
A phenomenon of visual perception in which intense exposure to one color or value leads to the sensation of its complement, which is projected as an afterimage on another color or a surface viewed immediately thereafter
Successive contrast
A visual sensation that persists after the stimulus that caused it is no longer operative or present
Afterimage
A phenomenon of visual perception in which the stimulation of one color or value leads to the sensation of its complement, which is projected instantaneously on a juxtaposed color or value. This intensifies complementary colors and shifts analogous colors toward each other’s complementary hue, esp. when the juxtaposed colors are similar in value. When two colors of contrasting value are juxtaposed, the lighter color will deepen the darker color while the darker color will lighten the lighter one.
Simultaneous contrast
A French term for eggplant and a deep purpleish color
Aubergine
