DaMonte Grays

May 1, 2009

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Additive-additive color is color in direct light. 

subtractive-subtractive color is color in relation to pigment, or to any surface that absorbs wavelenghts of color.

refractoin-the change of direction of a ray of light, sound, heat, or the like, in passing obliquely from one medium into another in which its wave velocity is different.

diffraction-in which a wave of light,after passing the edge of an opaque or solid object, breaks or spreads out instead of continuing in a straight line.

primary-in that all other colors are derived from them. The three primaries in light are red, blue, green.

secondary-secondary colors magneta from red and blue, cyan (a turquoise blue) from blue and green, and yellow form red and green.

tertiary-noting or containing a carbon atom united to three other carbon atoms.

achromatic-free from color

gray scale- a scale of achromatic colors having several, usually ten, equal gradations ranging from white to black, used in televisioin and photography.

hue

value

tint

shade

chroma

intensity

saturation

complements

split complements

analgous

monochromatic

neutral

simultaneous contrast

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