Vocabulary

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A

accent color
small relative area of color but contrast
active range
warm, saturated colors that visually advance
additive color
start with black and ends with white, percentages of red, green, and blue used to create colors - screen color
after images
opposite image the eye sees after staring at at one color for an extended period
analogous colors
located next to each other on color wheel

C

chroma
how pure a hue is in relation to gray
complementary colors
located on opposite sides of the color wheel

D

dominant color
ground - color with the largest proportional area
double-complementary
2 complementary color sets

I

intensity
the brightness or dullness of a hue, change by adding white or black

L

luminance/value
a measure of amount of light reflected from a hue. more white = higher luminance

M

monochromatic
colors that are shade or tint variations

P

passive range
cool, low saturated colors that visually recede
perceptual opposites
color our eyes perceive as opposites
primary
basic colors cannot be created by mixing other colors, red, blue, and yellow

S

saturation
the degree of purity of a hue
secondary
created by mixing 2 primaries, orange, green, and purple
shade
a hue produced by the addition of black
simultaneous contrast
creates vibrating boundaries - effect seen when complementary colors are used together
split-complementary
one hue plus 2 others equally spaced from its complement
subdominant color
smaller areas of color
subtractive color
start with white and end with black, with cyan, magenta, yellow, and black - print color

T

tertiary
created by mixing a primary and secondary hue
tint
a hue produced by the addition of white
triad
3 hues equally positioned on a color wheel

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