Color Theory

Color Theory

1. Hue: Is the word that best describes color
2. Value: lightness or darkness of a color

   

   Value

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3. Saturation: The state or process that occurs when no more of something can be absorbed, combined with, or added.
4. 16,777,216 colors are available on our computers.
5. Secondary color: Colors produced by mixing primary colors.
6. 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.
7. Complementary colors: Colors that cancel each other out when mixed.
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      Example of a Photoshop Color Wheel

      

      Example of a Traditional Color Wheel

8. What are the primary colors in Photoshop? RGB (Red,Green,Blue) and CMYK (Cyan,Magenta,Yellow,Black)
9. What are the secondary colors in Photoshop? Orange,Violet, and Green
10. Subtractive color model: The mixing of colors
11. Additive color model: A model in which red,green, and blue are mixed together in various and multiple ways.
12. RGB is additive
13. CMYK is used for printing
14. Analogous colors: Colors that are next to each other on the color wheel
15. Tint: A shade that is slightly
16. Shade: To darken or color
17. Neutral: Color or shade,usually beige or brown
18. Monochromatic: Using one color
    
19. Warm colors are often hues of red
20. Cool Colors are the blues and greens of the color spectrum
21. The color Green is associated with stability
22. The color Purple symbolizes royalty
23. The color Orange represents cleanliness
24. White is the symbolism for freshness
25. Yellow is associated with joy
26. Red symbolizes passion and danger

    

    Purple

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