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2.0 interior vocab
Term | Definition |
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Hue | The pure color at the base of all variations of a color. For example, the hue blue is at the base of navy, while the hue |
Value | Describes the lightness or darkness of a color. |
Tint | Lighter value of a hue created by adding white. |
Shade | Darker value of a hue created by adding black. |
Intensity or Saturation | Describes the brightness or dullness of a color. Hues are at full intensity. |
Tone | The duller or desaturated version of a hue created by adding gray. |
Color Wheel | A diagram of the spectrum of hues in a continuous circle representing their relationship to each other. |
Primary colors | The three hues red, yellow, and blue which form the foundation of the color wheel and from which all other hues are made. |
Secondary colors | Hues created by mixing two primary hues. They are: orange, violet (purple), green. |
Tertiary colors | Hues created by mixing a primary hue and a secondary hue. The tertiary colors are red-orange, yellow-orange, yellow-green, blue-green, blue-violet, and red-violet. |
Cool colors | The colors from green through blue to violet on the color wheel. These colors remind us of water and sky. They seem to recede and are calming and soothing. |
Warm colors | The colors from yellow through orange to red on the color wheel. These colors remind us of sun and fire. They seem to advance and are energizing. |
Color scheme | A choice of colors to be used in combination. |
Color harmony | Color combinations based on color wheel relationships which are widely considered to create pleasing and balanced color schemes. |
Analogous colors | Hues located next to each other on the color wheel. |
Complementary colors | Hues located opposite each other on the color wheel. |
Neutrals | Colors with no hue; such as black, white, gray, brown, tan, ivory, beige. |
Monochromatic | Refers to only one color including its variations in value and intensity. |
Metamerism | Occurs when a color appears different under one light source than it does under another. |