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Color Theory (long version)

AB
color/huefirst thing a viewer responds to
RGBcombines different values of red, green, blue
CMYKcombines percentages of cyan, magenta, yellow, black
primary colorsred, yellow, blue (in art world)
secondary colorscombines primary colors
intermediate colorscombines primary color with secondary
coolrange from green to violet
warmrange from red to yellow
analogous colorsnext to each other on color wheel
complementary colorsopposite each other on color wheel
additive colorswhen added in full, make white
subtractive colorsabsorb light
process colorscolors of ink--cyan, magenta, yellow, black
huesame as color
saturationintensity of color
brightnessamount of white or black added to a hue
grayscaleuses range of black, white, and gray
hexadecimal systemidentifies colors based on components of RGB
spot colorcolor premixed and not mixed during printing process
pantone matching systemcolor system
textureslooks like color applied over textured surface
gradientshades gradually from dark hue to light hue
patternsbitmap graphic used as a fill in some graphic programs
contrastdegree of separation between color values of picture
opacitylevel of transparency of color


Lorena High School
Lorena, TX

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