Color Principles Terminology
Achromatic
Achromatic color is something that lacks color. It is basically black and white.
Analogous Colors
Analogous colors are colors beside each other on the color wheel.
Chromaticity
Chromaticity is how vibrant a color is.
CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black/key)
CMYK stands for the main colors used when printing.
Color Context Color Context is observing the effects colors have on each other.
Two colors side by side interact with one another. Simultaneous contrast is most intense when the two colors are complementary colors
Color Harmony Color Harmony is where certain colors look good together or not.
A color scheme is the choice of colors used in design for a range of media.
Complementary Colors The two colors directly across from each other on the color wheel.
Basic PairsBlue+Orange Yellow+Purple Red+Green
Contrast
Being largely unalike from something else next to it.
Cool Colors
Cool colors are colors that are calm. These colors do not involve red.
Polychrome More than one color
Pure Color A color in its raw form without tint or shade.
Purity A measurement of how much a color is mixed in with another color
Most Pure <--------------------------------------------------------------> Least Pure
RGB
Definition: An additive color model in which red, green, and blue light are added together in various ways to reproduce a broad array of colors
Saturation
Saturation is just the intensity of a color. A really dark color has high saturation and a really light color has low saturation.
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Shade Shade is how dark or light something is.
Shadow A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
Triadic Colors A color group comprised of three evenly spaced colors on the color wheel.
Basic groupsRed+Yellow+Blue Orange+Green+Purple
Value
Value is defined as the relative lightness or darkness of a color