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Which color contains all color in terms of light?
White
Saturation is also referred to as what?
chroma
What is the relative lightness or darkness of a color?
value
Which colors are made up of yellow orange, red orange, red violet, blue violet, blue green, and yellow green?
tertiary
Which term refers to any 3 hues spaced equally around the color wheel?
triad harmonies
What is the term that only a small number of people can see another cone between red and blue?
tetrachromats
Which kind of palette can be a great way to reduce the cost of printing and to create simple yet effective layouts?
One-color Palette
The _______ Effect illustrates how much of the overall visual effects of a group of colors can be changed by replacing one of the hues.
Bezold
_______ suggests a pleasing or displeasing combination of hues in relation to an overall composition.
Harmony
Repeated color sequences can reference motion or ______ and create the appearance of an optical illusion
depth
When a composition relies on shape and type, limiting one’s color choice to black and white adds _________
emphasis
Which 4 colors are CMYK made up of?
Cyan, magenta, yellow and black.
What is the inability to see certain colors?
Color Blindness
What is used by designers who want to give something a handmade or unusual look?
Texture
True / False: Pantone is a proprietary color system that allows printers and designers to accurately communicate and produce specific color choices.
True
True / False: Color Forecasting is an additive color system that uses the base colors red, green, and blue to produce a wide variety of colors.
False
