Podcast #2 Color theory

The right use of color can do what?
Irritate or sooth the eyes and body.

Within the electromagnetic spectrum, which waves allow us to see color?
Visible light

Describe white light?

Equal parts of all colors in the visible spectrum

How do we see color if objects "have no color of their own"?
They reflect/absorb colors in the visible light spectrum.

What is a glass prism?
A clear triangular shape that can refract white light into all the colors visible.

What seven colors result when white light is refracted through a prism?
Blue, green, yellow, violet, red, orange and indigo.

Describe hue?
The color itself

When does white light occur?
When all visible wavelengths hit the eye.

When does black light occur?
When no light reaches the eye.

How color is perceived depends on what?
Depends on the type of light seen with.

What is a color wheel?
visual tool that shows the relationship between primary, secondary and tertiary colors.

What are primary colors? Name them?
Red, blue and yellow

What are secondary colors? Name them?
A mixture of the primary colors. Orange, green and purple.

What are tertiary colors? Name them?
when primary and secondary colors are mixed. Red-orange, yellow-orange, blue-green, blue violet, red-violet.

What are neutral colors? How can they be created?
Colors of very low saturation

How can a neutral color help a design?
Help put the focus on other colors.

What are complementary colors? Name them?
Colors that are positioned opposite each other on the color wheel. Red/green, Blue/orange, yellow/purple

What is color value?
lightness and darkness of a color.

What is a shade?
When you add black to a color to produce a low value color.

What is a tint?
When you add white to a color to produce a high value color.

What is saturation/intensity?
Brightness of a color.

What happens when you mix complementary colors together?
You produce a dull tone.

Describe color harmony?
A pleasing arrangement of parts

What is a color scheme?
used to create style and appeal.

Describe a monochromatic color scheme?
uses tints and shades, values of one color

Describe an analogous color scheme?
Uses three colors that are adjacent to each other.

Describe a complementary color scheme?
MAde of two colors opposite each other

Describe a split-complementary color scheme?
uses a color and two colors adjacent to it.

Describe a triadic color scheme?
Uses three colors equally space throughout the color wheel.

What colors are considered to be warm colors?
yellow, orange, red

Describe a warm color scheme?
USed to relate anger or excitement

What colors are considered to be cool colors?
blue, green, violet

Describe a cool color scheme?
Calming and appear farther away

Why is important to consider which colors are being used within a design?

So the message can be successfully sent to the audience.