the element of color quiz

additive and subtractive color

additive (adding colors = lighter results) subtractive (adding colors = darker results) process/color and light (in pigment mixtures

additive

created using beams of light

analogous

adjacent colors on the color wheel

analogous

adjacent on the color wheel

chromatic grays

a gray made from a mixture of various hues

color emotion

color keys symbolic color expressive color

color interaction

simultaneous contrast bezold effect opponent theory afterimage

color physics

the art and science of color interaction and effects

complementary

opposite on a color wheel

complementary

opposites on the traditional color wheel

composing with color

illusion of space weight and balance distribution and proportion color as emphasis

disharmony

used for emotional or visual impact

earth colors

made from pigments found in soil

hue

name of a color

intensity/ saturation chroma

the purity of a color

intensity/saturation

the purity

monochromatic

variations in a single hue

monochromatic

variations on a single hue

process (cmyk)

used in print and mass production (transparent)

shade

adding black

simultaneous contrast

optical alteration from surrounding color(s)

disharmony

used for emotional or visual impact

subtractive

white light is reflected off a pigmented or dyed surface

tertiary colors

the combination of primary and secondary colors

tint

adding white

tone

adding gray or complimentary

triadic color schemes

three colors equidistant on the color wheel

value

the relative lightness or darkness of a color

bezold effect

when the hue of a color is altered in appearance by the presence of surrounding colors