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22 Cards in this Set
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What is color theory? |
The practice of mixing colors and the visual impacts of certain color combinations |
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When is RGB used? |
For items displayed on a monitor |
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When is CMYK used? |
For print |
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What are primary colors? |
3 main colors that cannot be created from mixing any other colors |
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What are the primary colors? |
Red, Blue, and Yellow |
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What are secondary colors? |
Colors produced by mixing primary colors |
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What are the secondary colors? |
Orange, Green, and Violet/Purple |
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What tertiary colors? |
Colors created from mixing primary and secondary colors |
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What is the color wheel composed of? |
Primary, secondary, and tertiary colors |
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What are the five different color relationships? |
Complementary, Triads, Split Complementary Triads, Analogous, Monochromatic |
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What are complementary colors? |
Colors opposite form each other on the color wheel |
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What are triad colors? |
Three colors equidistant from each other on the color wheel |
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What are split complementary triads? |
One color with the two colors next to it's complement on the color wheel |
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What are analogous colors? |
Colors that are directly next to each other |
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What are monochromatic colors? |
A single color with it's tints and shades |
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What is a hue? |
A single color on the color wheel |
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What is a tint? |
A hue that has white added to make it lighter |
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What is a shade? |
A hue that has black added to make it darker |
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Where are warm colors normally located? |
To the right of the color wheel |
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What do warm colors do in a design? |
They pop and stand out |
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Where are cool colors normally located? |
To the left of the color wheel |
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What do cool colors do in a design? |
They fade and recede into the background, help provide contrast |
