Color Theory

Color Theory

1. Define hue: a color or shade.
2. Define value: Brightness

Red Values and Hues

1. Define saturation: The saturation of a color is determined by a combination of light intensity and how much it is distributed across the spectrum of different wavelengths
2. How many colors are available on our computers? 16,177,216
3. Define secondary color: A color created by mixing two primary colors
4. Define tertiary color: A color made by mixing either a primary color with a secondary color or two secondary colors.
5. Define complementary colors: 
6. colors directly opposite each other in the color spectrum, such as red and green or blue and orange, that when combined in the right proportions, produce white light.
   
   

   Photoshop Color Wheel

   

   
   
   

   Color Gamuts Compared

   

   
   

   
   

1. What are the primary colors in Photoshop? Red, Green,Blue, 
2. What are the secondary colors in Photoshop? Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black.
3. Define subtractive color model: A subtractive color model explains the mixing of a limited set of dyes, inks, paint pigments or natural colorants to create a wider range of colors
4. Define additive color model: red, green, and blue light are added together in various ways to reproduce a broad array of colors.
5. Is RGB additive or subtractive? Additive
6. What is the CYYK color model used for? The CMYK color model is used in color printing, and is also used to describe the printing process itself.
7. Define analogous colors: The analogous color scheme uses colors that are adjacent to each other on the color wheel.
8. Define tint: a shade or variety of color.
9. Define shade: a color, especially with regard to how light or dark it is or as distinguished from one nearly like it.
10. Define neutral: Neutral colors such as beige, ivory, taupe, black, gray, and white appear to be without color
11. Define monochromatic: containing or using only one color.

Monochromatic Grayscale

1. What can be said in general about warm colors? As the name implies they tend to be made up of oranges yellows and reds symbolizes sun light, fire or just warmth in general
2. What can be said in general about cool colors? Again, As the name implies, they tend to be made up of blues greens and purples, these symbolize things like water, or just cold environments.
3. Which color is associated with stability? Green
4. Which color symbolizes royalty? Purple
5. Which is the color of cleanliness? White. As well as cleanliness, white also symbolizes purity
6. Which color symbolism freshness? Blue
7. Which colors are associated with joy? Yellow
8. Which color symbolizes passion and danger? Red

White symbolizes purity and cleanliness.