photoshop ch 5 Flashcards
color mode
the amount of color data that can be stored in a given file format
color model
determines how pigments combine to produce resulting colors
bitmap
image displayed on your monitor
pixel
each dot represents a color or shade
gamut
range of displayed colors
out of gamut
beyond the color space that your monitor can display
hue
color reflected from or transmitted through an object
saturation
the strength of purity of the color representing the amount of grey
brightness
measurement of relative lightness or darkness of a color is measured as a percentage
channels
3 colors that are used to produce color; red green and blue
additive colors
used for lighting, video and computer monitors color is created by adding red green and blue light
cmyk
based on colors being absorbed as the ink hits paper and being reflected back to your eyes. uses cyan, yellow, magenta and black
rgb
used red blue and green
grayscale mode
uses up to 256 shades of grey
foreground color
black by default used to fill color to a section