photoshop chapter 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 such as an icon
pixel
each dot represents a color or a shade
gamut
range of displayed colors
out of gamut
beyond the color space that your monitor can display
saturation
strength or purity of the color representing the amount of gray
brightness
measurement of relative light or darkness of a color is measured as a %
channels
the 3 colors used to produce color RGB
additive colors
used for lighting
cmyk
based on colors being absorbed as the ink hits the paper and being reflected back to your eyes
cyan yellow magenta and black
rgb
uses red blue an green to mix colors
gray scale
uses up to 256 shades of gray
foreground color
black by default used to fill color to a selection
background color
white by default and is used to make gradient fills