The right use of color can do what?
-maximize productivity, minimize visual fatigue, and relax the whole body
-maximize productivity, minimize visual fatigue, and relax the whole body
Within the electromagnetic spectrum, which waves allow us to see color?
-visible light waves
-visible light waves
Describe white light?
-equal parts of all colors in visible light spectrum
-equal parts of all colors in visible light spectrum
How do we see color if objects "have no color of their own"?
-when they absorb or reflect colors in the visible light spectrum
-when they absorb or reflect colors in the visible light spectrum
What is a glass prism?
-transparent triangular object that breaks white light into all the colors of the visible light spectrum
-transparent triangular object that breaks white light into all the colors of the visible light spectrum
What seven colors result when white light is refracted through a prism?
-red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet
-red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet
Describe hue?
the color itself
the color itself
When does white light occur?
-when all the wavelengths are reflected back to your eye
-when all the wavelengths are reflected back to your eye
When does black light occur?
-when no light is reflected back to your eye
-when no light is reflected back to your eye
How color is perceived depends on what?
-the type of light it is seen with
-the type of light it is seen with
What is a color wheel?
-a visual tool that shows the relationship between primary, secondary, and tertiary colors
-a visual tool that shows the relationship between primary, secondary, and tertiary colors
What are primary colors? Name them?
-red, yellow, and blue
-red, yellow, and blue
What are secondary colors? Name them?
-orange, green, and violet
What are tertiary colors? Name them?
-named by the two colors that are used to create them (red-orange, yellow-orange, yellow-green, etc.)-primary colors are named first
What are neutral colors? How can they be created?
-named by the two colors that are used to create them (red-orange, yellow-orange, yellow-green, etc.)-primary colors are named first
What are neutral colors? How can they be created?
-don't show up on the color wheel
-colors of very low saturation (intensity of the color)
-colors of very low saturation (intensity of the color)
-blacks, grays, whites, and browns
-created by mixing a complementary color pair
How can a neutral color help a design?
-neutral colors help put the focus on other colors or serve to tone down overpowering colors
-neutral colors help put the focus on other colors or serve to tone down overpowering colors
What are complementary colors? Name them?
-colors that are opposite of each other on a color wheel
-red and green, orange and blue, yellow and violet
What is color value?
-lightness or darkness of the hue
What is a shade?
-adding black to a hue to produce a low-value color
-adding black to a hue to produce a low-value color
What is a tint?
-adding white to a hue to produce a high-value color
-adding white to a hue to produce a high-value color
What is saturation/intensity?
-brightness of a color
-brightness of a color
What happens when you mix complementary colors together?
-produces a dull tone
-produces a dull tone
Describe color harmony?
-a pleasing arrangement of parts
-pleasing to the eye
-a pleasing arrangement of parts
-pleasing to the eye
What is a color scheme?
-harmonious color combinations used to create style and appeal
-harmonious color combinations used to create style and appeal
Describe a monochromatic color scheme?
-uses tints and shades (values) of one color
-uses tints and shades (values) of one color
Describe an analogous color scheme?
-uses 3 adjacent colors (one dominant and two used to enrich the scheme)
-uses 3 adjacent colors (one dominant and two used to enrich the scheme)
Describe a complementary color scheme?
-uses 2 colors opposite of each other on a color wheel
-uses 2 colors opposite of each other on a color wheel
Describe a split-complementary color scheme?
-uses 3 colors (1 color, 2 adjacent)
-uses 3 colors (1 color, 2 adjacent)
Describe a triadic color scheme?
-uses 3 colors equally spaced around a color wheel
-uses 3 colors equally spaced around a color wheel
What colors are considered to be warm colors?
-yellows, oranges, and reds
-yellows, oranges, and reds
Describe a warm color scheme?
-bold and energetic
-bold and energetic
What colors are considered to be cool colors?
-blues, greens, and violets
-blues, greens, and violets
Describe a cool color scheme?
-passiveness, comfort, nurturing
-passiveness, comfort, nurturing
Why is important to consider which colors are being used within a design?
-the meaning of color impacts all visual communications; it is important to understand how color is used in out culture
-the meaning of color impacts all visual communications; it is important to understand how color is used in out culture
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