COLOR BASICS
What are the three primary colors in traditional color theory?
Blue, Yellow, and Red
What color is commonly associated with calmness and sadness?
Blue
Who split white light into a spectrum with a prism in the 1600s?
Isaac Newton
What system uses Hue, Value, and Chroma to describe colors?
Munsell System
What color harmony uses a base color and the two next to its complement?
Split Complementary
What color harmony uses only one hue in various tints and shades?
Monochromatic
What does the color red typically symbolize in literature?
Passion, aggression, or danger
Which color theorist proposed the 7 types of contrast?
Johannes Itten
Which color system uses a triangle to show gradations of hue, lightness, and saturation?
Ostwald System
Which type of contrast deals with warm and cool temperature differences?
Warm-Cool Contrast
What term refers to colors next to each other on the color wheel?
Analogous
What color is used to evoke innocence and purity?
White
What theorist emphasized experience over theory and authored Interaction of Color?
Josef Albers
What do the initials HV/C in Munsell notation represent?
Hue, Value, Chroma
What is the name of the contrast that balances the amount of each color used?
Contrast of Extension
What does the acronym CMYK stand for in color printing?
Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (Black)
In design, what does green usually represent psychologically?
Nature, growth, calmness
Which Enlightenment-era thinker opposed Newton's light theory?
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
What color system is standard in branding and graphic design industries?
Pantone Matching System (PMS)
What contrast occurs when a color looks different depending on its background?
Simultaneous Contrast
What color scheme includes three hues evenly spaced on the wheel?
Triadic Color Scheme
What color in gothic literature symbolizes death and fear?
Black
Who created the first printed color circle using RYB primaries?
Moses Harris
What are the two categories in Wilhelm Ostwald’s color classification?
Achromatic and Chromatic
In Itten's system, how many types of contrast are defined?
7