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Monday, December 19, 2011

"Podcast #2 Color Theory"

The right use of color can do what? Maximize productivity, minimize visual fatigue, and relax the whole body.

Within the electromagnetic spectrum, which waves allow us to see color? Visible light

Describe white light? White light occurs when there is an equal part of all colors in the visible spectrum are present.

How do we see color if objects "have no color of their own"? Objects reflect certain spectrum of visible light/ color, and they absorb others.

What is a glass prism? A glass prism is a tool that can be used to split white light into the colors that make up the white light.

What seven colors result when white light is refracted through a prism? Red, orange,yellow,green,blue, indigo, and violet.

Describe hue? Hue is the intensity of a color

When does white light occur? when all light is reflected back to your eye.

When does black light occur? When no light is reflected to your eye.

How color is perceived depends on what? The light or environment that the object is perceived in.

What is a color wheel? The color wheel is a wheel of color that shows the relationships of the colors.

What are primary colors? Name them? Red, blue and yellow

What are secondary colors? Name them? Orange, green and violet

What are tertiary colors? Name them?
red orange, yellow orange, blue green, blue violet, red violet, and yellow green.

What are neutral colors? How can they be created? Colors that do not show up on the color wheel. The have low saturation.

How can a neutral color help a design? They help put focus on other colors.

What are complementary colors? Name them? red and green, orange and blue, yellow and violet.

What is color value? Lightness and darkness of the hue.

What is a shade? Color mixed with black

What is a tint? color mixed with white

What is saturation/intensity? hue

What happens when you mix complementary colors together? They become neutral colors.

Describe color harmony? When colors complement eachother and go together well.

What is a color scheme? A scheme use throughout a design to make the advertisement or design appealing to the eye.

Describe a monochromatic color scheme? uses one color

Describe an analogous color scheme? uses three colors that are side by side on the color wheel.

Describe a complementary color scheme? uses solely complementary colors in a design 

Describe a split-complementary color scheme? one color then the two colors beside its compliment.

Describe a triadic color scheme? three colors that form a triangle on the color wheel

What colors are considered to be warm colors? colors between yellow and red

Describe a warm color scheme? analogous with red orange and yellow

What colors are considered to be cool colors? blue through yellow


Why is important to consider which colors are being used within a design?so that the colors do not clash and it is appealing to the eye.

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