Color Theory Midterms 1

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Darkness or lightness of a color

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Value

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Color when mixed with white

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Tint

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Color when mixed with black

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Shade

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It creates visual impact

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Strong Value Contrast

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For a softer feel

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Low Value Contrast

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Process of choosing color (DCPR)

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Define the mood and goal

Choose the color you feel expresses

Play with possibilities

Refine these color options down

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Simple a pure color (any color except white or black)

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Hue

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Colors that cant be made by mixing other colors

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Primary

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Hues are made by mixing two primary colors

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Secondary

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Hues are made by mixing a primary with a secondary

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Tertiary

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Colors are opposite on the color wheel and when mixed, will create a neutral

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Complementary

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Think of ice. These colors have the mind/body effect of slowing metabolism

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Cool

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Intense, fully saturated red is like the essence of fire

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Hot

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Intense, fully saturated red is like the essence of fire

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Hot

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Are barely colors at all, only the faintest hint of hue is perceptible in these sheer, translucent colors

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Light colors

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Strong, sober, and seem to diminish rather than expand space. Often used in fine arts and interior and graphic design

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Dark

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Based in red. Softened with the addition of yellow

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Warm

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Anchored in blue, they are blended with yellow and red which creates a torteous range of colors from green through blue

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Cool

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Tints that are hues combined with a large amount of white

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Pale

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Clear, distinctive, high chroma colors - pure hues without noticeable addition of white or black

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Bright

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The most basic of color scheme; pure hues of red, yellow and blue

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Primary

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Combines the secondary hues of orange, green, and violet. Fresh, uplifting quality and can be made quite subtle using tints and shades of secondary hues

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Secondary

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Often more pleasing than a true complementary scheme

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Split Complementary

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There are two tertiary color schemes, which consist of three tertiary hues that are equisidant from each other on the color wheel

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Tertiary triad

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Restrained, peaceful color scheme consists simply of a slice of the color wheel "pie" - single hue combined with any of its tints or shades

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Monochromatic

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Restrained, peaceful color scheme consists simply of a slice of the color wheel "pie" - single hue combined with any of its tints or shades

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Monochromatic

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So soft that it seems almost invisible. Consists of hues that have been neutralized by adding their complements

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Neutral

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Without color consists of black and white and the vast range of grays that can be mixed from them

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Achromatic

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Without color consists of black and white and the vast range of grays that can be mixed from them

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Achromatic

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Any three hues that are adjacent to each other on color wheel

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Analogous

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Have a brash, surprising effect. Combine a hue with the color found on either side of its complement

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Clash

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Involves using direct opposites on the color wheel

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Complementary

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A hue mixed with gray

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Tone

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Intensity or saturation of a hue

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Chroma