COLOR VOCABULARY - Properties of Color Hue, Saturation, Value

What is Hue in terms of color theory?

Hue refers to a color, such as red, blue, green, or yellow.

What do Saturation, Intensity, Chroma, and Brilliance refer to?

They refer to how much pigment is in a color, affecting its vividness and purity.

How is Value measured in color?

Value is measured by how much white or black is mixed with a hue or as the grayscale equivalent of a color.

What does Temperature refer to in color?

Temperature refers to the relative coolness or warmth of a hue.

What happens when black is mixed with a hue?

It creates a Shade of that hue.

What happens when white is mixed with a hue?

It creates a Tint of that hue.

What are Primary Colors?

Primary colors are pure spectral hues that cannot be mixed from other colors.

What results from mixing two Primary Colors?

A Secondary color is produced.

What are Tertiary Colors?

Tertiary colors are made by mixing one primary color and one secondary color.

What are Complementary Colors?

Complementary colors are located opposite each other on the color wheel.

What determines the Tinting Strength of a color?

The type of pigment, amount of pigment, and fineness of grinding determine the tinting strength.

What is Inherent Value in color?

Inherent value refers to the relative lightness or darkness of a color.

What does Luminosity refer to in terms of color?

Luminosity is the quality where a color appears to glow due to inherent light.

How are Chromatic Grays created?

Chromatic Grays are created from mixtures or tints of complementary colors.

What creates the Illusion of Space in a color composition?

Differences in value, hue, and saturation create the illusion of space.

What is Retinal Painting?

Retinal painting records what the eye sees objectively without excessive detail.

What is Optical Mixture in art?

Optical mixture occurs when small bits of color blend together from a distance.

What is Color Anomaly?

Color anomaly is a color that stands out from an overall color scheme but can harmonize with it.

What is Proportional Color Inventory?

It is a method of analyzing a design by simplifying colors into the proportional areas they occupy.

What are Color Schemes?

Color schemes are defined by the positions of colors on the color wheel and create different feelings.

What does Color Harmony mean?

Color harmony results from a well-chosen color scheme that balances interest and simplicity.

What are Complementary Colors on the color wheel?

Complementary colors are opposites that create high visual impact when paired.

What are Analogous Colors?

Analogous colors are three colors that are side by side on the color wheel.

What is a Triadic Color Scheme?

A triadic color scheme consists of three colors spaced evenly around the color wheel.

What is the Split Complementary Color Scheme?

It uses one base color plus the two colors adjacent to its complementary color.

What is Tetradic Color Harmony?

Tetradic color harmony uses four colors consisting of two complementary color pairs.

What is Square Color Harmony?

Square color harmony involves four colors equally spaced around the color wheel.

What is Color Blindness?

Some people have color blindness and cannot distinguish between certain colors, and red and green are a common problematic combination. Types: Deuteranope, protanope, tritanope, and BCM blue cone monochromacy/achromatomaly