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- full strength color
- a general term used to distinguish one color from
another
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- a light value of color made by adding white to
the color
- (e.g. - pink is a tint of red)
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- a graduation of color, either a hue, a tint, or a
shade, as a gray tone
- adding black and white to any color on the wheel creates
a tone or grayed color
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- intensity or depth of color
- quality of a color that relates to its concentration
- term is used to differentiate pure, intense colors
from colors that are grayed.
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- term used to distinguish dark colors from light ones
- dark values are known as shades, light
values as tints
- lighter colors are indicated by numbers ranging above
five, while darker ones are indicated by numbers below
five.
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- degree of color obtained by adding black to a color
or hue
- a shade is darker (or lower) in value, e.g. brown
is made from orange and a large quantity of black
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- less bright
- created by adding a bit of black or gray
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- achieved by using more color
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- reds, oranges, yellows, yellow-greens
- seem to advance toward you, bring things nearer
- to warm any color except green, add a little red
- to warm green, add a little yellow
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- blues, violets, blue-greens, and blue-grays, seem
to retreat and push things away
- some colors seem heavier than others
- cool colors generally seem lighter than the warm ones
- add a little blue to pink, green, or gray to cool
- a very little green plus a touch of blue cools ivory, yellow, cream and tan
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- combining two or more colors (according to certain
rules) creates a harmony of color
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- dark colors soak up light as a sponge soaks up water
- light tints serve as reflectors thus making the most
of light
- 1 - 4% (Black)
- 70 - 90% (White)
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