 |
Java Games: Flashcards, matching, concentration, and word search. |
 |
|
| A | B |
|---|
| Color | The character of a surface which results from the response of vision to the wavelength of light reflected from the surface. |
Primary,  | colors from which all other colors may be mixed. The three primary colors are red, yellow, and blue. |
Secondary,  | Colors which are made by mixing two primary colors. The three secondary colors are orange, green, and violet. |
Warm colors,  | Colors which are usually associated with the sun or fire like red, orange, and yellow. |
Cool colors,  | Colors which are usually associated with air, sky, or water like blue, green, and violet. |
Neutrals,  | Colors that are not on the color wheel. Black, gray, white, and brown are neutral colors. |
Complementary colors,  | Two colors which are directly opposite from each other on the color wheel. They share no hue in common and contrast with each other. |
Value,  | Refers to the lightness and darkness of what is seen. White is the lightest value and black is the darkest. Colors have value. Tints are lighter values of pure colors. Shades are darker values of pure colors. |
Monochromatic,  | having only one color and it's tints and shade. |
Tertiary colors,  | colors that are made by mixing a primary and a secondary color, that are next to each other on the color wheel. For example, red-orange & blue-violet |
| Hue | another name for color |
Color Wheel,  | A visual tool artists use to recognize, identify and mix colors. |
|
|
| |
