Color Theory
- Hue: Is the word that best describes color
- Value: lightness or darkness of a color
Value - Saturation: The state or process that occurs when no more of something can be absorbed, combined with, or added.
- 16,777,216 colors are available on our computers.
- Secondary color: Colors produced by mixing primary colors.
- Tertiary color:When an equal amount of a primer color and a secondary color are mixed,both colors must be next to each other on the color wheel.
- Complementary colors: Colors that cancel each other out when mixed.
- What are the primary colors in Photoshop? RGB (Red,Green,Blue) and CMYK (Cyan,Magenta,Yellow,Black)
- What are the secondary colors in Photoshop? Orange,Violet, and Green
- Subtractive color model: The mixing of colors
- Additive color model: A model in which red,green, and blue are mixed together in various and multiple ways.
- RGB is additive
- CMYK is used for printing
- Analogous colors: Colors that are next to each other on the color wheel
- Tint: A shade that is slightly
- Shade: To darken or color
- Neutral: Color or shade,usually beige or brown
- Monochromatic: Using one color
- Warm colors are often hues of red
- Cool Colors are the blues and greens of the color spectrum
- The color Green is associated with stability
- The color Purple symbolizes royalty
- The color Orange represents cleanliness
- White is the symbolism for freshness
- Yellow is associated with joy
- Red symbolizes passion and danger
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