Color Theory

Color Theory

1. Hue is used to refer to any of the main twelve brightest and most pure colors.
2. Value is the relative lightness or darkness of a color. 

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1. Saturation is the brilliance, or intensity, of a color.
2. 16,777,216 colors are available on our computers. 
3. Secondary colors are colors resulting from the mixing of two primary colors.
4. Tertiary colors are formed by mixing an equal amount of a primary and a secondary color.
5. Complementary colors are colors directly opposite each other in the color spectrum.
1. ​Shown below are examples of a Traditional Color Wheel and a few Photoshop Color Wheels.

 

1. The primary colors in Photoshop are red, green, and blue.
2. The secondary colors in Photoshop are orange, violet, and green.
3. Subtractive color model is CMYK, which stands for cyan, magenta, yellow, and key (black).
4. Additive color model is RGB, which is simply red, green, and blue.
5. RGB is additive.
6. The CMYK color model used is for printing, as the included colors are the ones used in a printer.
7. Analogous colors are the groups of three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel, with one being the dominant color, which tends to be a primary or secondary color, and one on either side of the color.
8. Tint is light values that are made by mixing a color with white.
9. Shade is the mixture of a color with black.
10. Neutral colors are black, white gray, brown, and beige. They are also sometimes called "earth tones."
11. Monochromatic is all of the colors (tints, tones, and shades) of a single hue.
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1. Warm colors are generally orange, red, yellow, pink, brown, and variations of these.
2. Cool colors are generally blue, green, purple, and variations of these.
3. Blue is associated with stability?
4. Purple generally symbolizes royalty.
5. White generally symbolizes cleanliness.
6. White also symbolizes freshness.
7. Yellow is generally associated with joy and happiness.
8. Red symbolizes passion and danger.

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