The Science of Color
Physiology
Psychology
Color Harmony, Schemes, and Palettes
Choosing Color
100
In physics this is described as the appearance that is "carried to us from our surroundings by differences in wavelengths of light, is perceived by the eye, and is interpreted by the brain.
What is color?
100
What we perceive as ___________ is, in reality, only a product of our mind rather than an innate quality of an object.
What is color?
100
One color specialist noted: "_______ are the catalyst for feelings, molding moods, and enhancing our lives [while] broadcasting messages to the whole world."
What are colors?
100
The relationship between colors based on color theory.
What is harmony?
100
A lustrous effect of light and color mixing resulting in a rainbow-like array of colors.
What is iridescence?
200
In the late 17th century, this mathematician and astronomer undertook a range of experiments with light and color.
Who is Sir Isaac Newton?
200
People with normal color vision can distinguish about this many colors in their various values and chromas.
What is 10 million?
200
In a cultural context, this color triggers caution about proceeding with an action, resulting in avoidance behaviors.
What is red?
200
The framework you choose for selecting colors for a particular project.
What is scheme?
200
The quantity of light transmitted through a material is known as this term.
What is translucence?
300
These are the three primary colors of light.
What are red, blue and green?
300
A genetic condition in which the function of cone receptors is diminished.
What is color blindness?
300
This color signifies growth, vitality, and healing in many countries.
What is green?
300
This term refers to the specific colors selected for the color harmony with which you will be working.
What is palette?
300
To a painter, the color viridian is what we would describe as a ___________.
What is blue-green?
400
This type of color mixing is used primarily for mixing colored pigments or paints.
What is subtractive color mixing?
400
When strong contrasts of color with high saturation are juxtaposed (as in the image here), the eye does not adequately focus on the two, causing the edges to blur and shift, is known as this term.
What is vibrating color?
400
The system of Chinese design philosophy that includes a complex system of color associations.
What is Feng shui?
400
This is an example of which color harmony?
What is split complementary?
400
This company is one of the world's authorities in color trends forecasting.
What is Pantone?
500
This system, seen when sunlight passes through a small hole and through a triangular glass prism, creating a projection on the wall comprising of a band of seven "fundamental" colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet became known as what?
What is the spectral theory of color?
500
This image represents the interaction of color known as this term.
What is Advancing and Receding Color?
500
This color, commonly used for mourning in Western culture, became widely used as the dye was least expensive, most readily obtainable, and once applied was most easily cleaned.
What is black?
500
The dark blue wall serves as an _______________ in an otherwise pretty neutral color palette.
What is accent color?
500
This color was once one of the rarest hues, needing a dye extracted from the glands of murex sea snails. Over a period of several days, it took more than 10,000 shellfish to produce a single gram of this dye.
What is purple?