Final Flashcards
Afterimage
Phenomena that the constant shift between opposing colors creates visual overload resulting in an electric glow around the edges of shapes
Simultaneous contrast
The contrast of a color and how it appears against other colors
Color temperature
Warm and cool colors can literally make people feel either warm or cool
Michel Chevreul
First to study simultaneous contrast
Joseph Albers
Famous for simultaneous contrast studies that were made into a famous book
Reaction hues
Hues that are more susceptible to simultaneous contrast
The most reactive hues are
Greys
Complementary neutrals
Secondary colors
Environmental hues
Hue that surrounds the reactive hue. Very dark or very light environmental hues have the greatest influence on reactive hues