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| Grays that are created by mixing black and white. Achromatic grays have no evident coloration when seen against a white background. Black and white are also achromatic |
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| Hues that lie adjacent to each other on the color wheel. |
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| Subtle colors that result from considerably lowering the saturation level of prismatic colors. Chromatic grays weakly exhibit the distinguishing quality of the hue family to which they belong. |
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| A circular depiction of the various colors and their relationships traditionally used to illustrate aspects of a particular color theory. |
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| Hues that lie directly opposite each other on the color wheel. |
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| The result of the subdivision of the primary triad into three pairs consisting of cool and warm versions of each hue. The use of co-primaries greatly extends the potential range of mixed colors. |
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| A graduated representation of the value continuum broken down into a finite number of steps, usually ten, eleven, or twelve achromatic grays. |
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| The name given to a color to describe its location on the color spectrum based upon its wavelength |
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| The amount of light reflected from the surface of a color. Value is a measure of luminosity. |
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| A color scheme based on one hue. Monochromatic schemes can include a range of values and saturation levels and may also stretch the definition of one hue to include several different versions of it. |
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| Rich but soften colors that reside on the color wheel between prismatic color and chromatic gray. |
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| A term borrowed from music to describe the secondary hue "bias" of a primary color. An awareness of overtones is particularly helpful when mixing color. |
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| Is so called because, theoretically, all other colors can be mixed from it. It is composed of red, yellow, and blue, which are equidistant from each other on the color wheel. |
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| Pure hues that represent the colors of the color spectrum at their highest saturation level. |
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| Refers to the relative purity of hue present in a color. A highly saturated color vividly shows a strong presence of hue; conversely, low saturation refers to a weak hue presence. |
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| In subtractive color, orange, green, and violet. They are called secondary because each can be made by combining two primaries. |
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| Are the combination of a primary color with a secondary color. |
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| A graphic representation that suggests the infinite grays that exist between black and white |
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