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DC I Unit 2
Arkansas Digital Communications I Unit 2
Question | Answer |
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Analogous Colors | colors located adjacent to each other on the color wheel |
CMYK | the four ink colors used to create most process color printing |
Color scheme | an arrangement of colors designed to create a specific response |
Color theory | relationship between colors often based on their location on a color wheel |
Color wheel | circle containing a spectrum of color |
Communication of color | eye/mind perception of color; meanings associated with color |
Complementary colors | colors located directly opposite one another on the color wheel |
Custom color | color designed by the user specifically for a document |
Hue | all tints and shades of a color; red, orange, and blue are all hues |
Monochromatic colors | all the hues (tints and shades) of a single color |
Pantone | color matching system that uses a series of cards to identify specific colors |
Process color | use of many colors in a publication (most commonly CMYK) |
RGB | color model used to display color on computer monitors, televisions, and similar devices |
Saturation | the intensity of a color; how close it is to a pure hue |
Shade | created when black is added to a color |
Split-complementary colors | color scheme consisting of one color combined with the two colors located on either side of its opposite (complementary) color |
Spot color | a printing technique that uses one premixed color ink for each color used in a publication |
Tint | created when white is added to a color |
Triadic colors | using three colors that are equal distance apart on the color wheel |