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 waves.
Describe white light?
Equal parts of all colors in the visible spectrum.
How do we see color if objects "have no color of their own"?
They absorb or reflect one or more colors in the visible spectrum.
What is a glass prism?
A transparent triangular object that breaks white light into all the colors of the visible light spectrum.
What seven colors result when white light is refracted through a prism?
Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet.
Describe hue?
The color itself.
When does white light occur?
When all the wavelengths are 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 type of light that it is seen with.
What is a color wheel?
A visual tool that shows the relationship between primary, secondary, and tertiary colors.
What are primary colors? Name them?
Red, Yellow, Blue.
What are secondary colors? Name them?
Green, Orange, Violet.
What are tertiary colors? Name them?
A mixture between one primary and one secondary color. Red-orange, red-violet, blue-violet, blue green, yellow-green, yellow-orange.
What are neutral colors? How can they be created?
Colors of very low saturation. By mixing a complementary color pair.
How can a neutral color help a design?
Help to put focus on other colors or tone down overpowering colors.
What are complementary colors? Name them?
Colors that are opposite of each other on the color wheel. Red/Green, Orange/Blue, Yellow/Violet.
What is color value?
The lightness or darkness of a hue.
What is a shade?
When you add black to a color.
What is a tint?
When you add white to a color.
What is saturation/intensity?
The brightness of a color.
What happens when you mix complementary colors together?
You produce a dull tone.
Describe color harmony?
Something that is pleasing to the eye and engages the viewer creating an inner sense of order.
What is a color scheme?
Harmonious color combinations.
Describe a monochromatic color scheme?
Uses different values of the same color.
Describe an analogous color scheme?
Uses three colors that are adjacent to each other on a color wheel.
Describe a complementary color scheme?
Uses two colors that are opposite of each other on the color wheel.
Describe a split-complementary color scheme?
Uses a color and the two colors adjacent to it's complement.
Describe a triadic color scheme?
Uses three colors equally spaced around the color wheel.
What colors are considered to be warm colors?
Yellows, Oranges, or Reds.
Describe a warm color scheme?
Appear to be closer. Vivid in nature. Used to express aggression.
What colors are considered to be cool colors?
Blues, Greens, and Violets.
Describe a cool color scheme?
Cool colors are soothing in nature. Comforting and nurturing. Appear to be farther away.
Why is important to consider which colors are being used within a design?
The right color choice can convey the right message and evoke the desired response.
This picture shows a secondary color scheme because it uses orange, purple and green. 
This picture shows a monochromatic color because it uses different shades and tones of red.
This picture shows a monochromatic color scheme because it uses different shades and tones of blue.
This picture shows a complementary color scheme
This picture uses a split complementary color scheme
