Color and Cosmetics Final Prep

How many colors are in the band of pure colors?

7

there are how many colors in the spectrum ?

7

Maroon is what ?

A shade of red

What is the term that means without color?

Achromatic

If you were to stare at a color for a period of time then take that color away, you should see its complement. This effect is called

After-image

What is the term that describes the visual impression left after a stimulus is removed?

After-image

Which color scheme involves two or more colors adjacent to each other on the color wheel?

Analogous

Which of following is complementary scheme ?

red-orange and blue-green

which of the following is a triad ?

red-yellow-blue

The colors that are seen by the eye are what ?

reflected

High hats are

spot lights

A color scheme that involves 4 hues, 2 separated hues and their complements are....

tetrad

A color scheme that involves 3 hues at least three hues apart on the color wheel is called what

triad

a pigment is a coloring matter that can be applied to an object, true or false

true

white, black, and gray are called what colors ?

achromatic

What is the name of the color scheme based on green, yellow, and yellow-green ?

analogous

which of the following is achromatic ?

black

The colors of the spectrum that an object has no use for are

Refelected

The colors we see are

Reflected

the mixture of 2 primary colors will yield a _______ color.

Secondary

which of the following is a tertiary color ?

brown

Lamps hung on the open lid of a casket are

casket lamps

A mixture in equal parts of 2 primary colors will yield an

Secondary color

The complement of a primary color is always a?

Secondary color

A pure color that has various amounts of black mixed in to it is called a ?

Shade

A beam of light containing a band of pure colors is called the

Spectrum

The ________ is considered the original scientific standard of color.

Spectrum

The original scientific standard of color is

Spectrum

A color scheme that involves one color and the colors on either side of its compliment is called

Split complementary

Which color scheme involves three colors, a color and the two colors on either side of its complement?

Split-complementary

What is the category of colors which do not appear on the color wheel and are made by mixing complements in unequal proportions ?

Tertiary

Which color scheme involves four colors, two separated colors and their complements?

Tetrad

A color mixed with white is a ________ of that color.

Tint

What is the name for a color with various amounts of white mixed into it ?

Tint

Pink is a what ?

Tint of red

A pure color that has been grayed is called what ?

Tone

floor lamps with open globes are called ?

Torchieres

One complement is always warm and the other is always cool.

True

The lightness or darkness of a color is referred to as its _________ ?

Value

Which dimension of color deals with the lightness or darkness of a color ?

Value

Colors on the red end of the spectrum are considered what ?

Warm

the colors on the side of the color wheel containing red are _________ Colors

Warm

Yellow is a what ?

Warm primary color

An object of this color will reflect all colors of the spectrum equally

White

Which is the compliment of Red-purple?

Yellow-Green

A neutral color used to make a shade of a hue is what ?

Black

Which is the compliment of Orange?

Blue

which of the following is monochromatic scheme ?

Blue, Midnight blue, sky blue

which of the following is Analogous scheme ?

Blue-green, blue and Blue-purple

Which is the compliment of Yellow-orange?

Blue-purple

When mixing complements in unequal amounts and the warm color is used in greater proportion than the cool color, the resulting new color will be what ?

Brown

What is the term for colors found opposite each other on the color wheel?

Complements

Which colors when seen together provide the best contrast?

Complements

What type of colors conveys seriousness, weight and depth?

Dark colors

The breaking up of a beam of light into a band of colors is called

Dispersion

It is possible for a color to have more than one complement.

False

The complement of an intermediate color is the secondary color used to make it.

False

To be considered the dominant color in a color scheme, the color should be used in 75% of the scheme.

False

when naming a intermediate color the secondary color is always names first, true or false

False

When complements are mixed in equal proportions, this color is produced

Gray

This term refers to the name of a color. It identifies a color

Hue

this word simply means the name of the color

Hue

A term to describe pureness or dullness of a hue is ________.

Intensity

The mixture of a primary color and an adjacent secondary color will yield what ?

Intermediate

What kind of color results from equal mixture of primary color and its adjacent secondary color ?

Intermediate

Blue-green is what ?

Intermediate color

What is the term used for viewing two colors together in order to see how they influence each other?

Juxtaposition

Higher value colors have the ability to make a person or object look ?

Larger

When gray is added to a color, the intensity of the color is said to be ?

Lowered

Which color scheme involves shade, tints and tones of one color?

Monochromatic

What is a color mater that can be applied to an object?

Pigment

These colors can make every other color, but cannot be made by mixing any other colors

Primary Colors

The colors of the spectrum are represented by the letters ?

ROY-G-BIV

What is the mnemonic for the colors of the spectrum

ROYGBIV

Which is the compliment of Green?

Red

The primary colors are

Red, Yellow, Blue

Which is the compliment of Blue-green?

Red-orange

A color scheme that involves 2 hues opposite each other on the color wheel is called what....

complementary

what is the name of the color scheme based on yellow and purple ?

complementary

Green is a what ?

cool, secondary color

Box-like fixtures, usually near the ceiling are called

cove lighting

The breaking up of a beam of light into its individual colors is called what ?

dispersion

Large fixtures mounted on the ceiling are

dome lights

the longest rays of light are said to be the invisible ultraviolet rays, true or false

false

to be considered dominant in a color scheme, a color must be used in at least 30% of the area, true or false

false

which of the following is a cool color ?

green

which of the following is a secondary color ?

green

What are the three dimensions of color ?

hue, value, intensity

What dimension of color deals with the pureness or dullness of a color ?

intensity

Color is the visual sensation that begins with what ?

light

The secondary colors are

orange, green, purple

which of the following is a tint ?

pink

Every other color can be made from what colors ?

primary colors

which of the following is a warm color ?

red

which of the following is an intermediate color ?

red - orange

which of the following is a shade ?

red and black mixed

purple is a secondary hue composed of what ?

red and blue

which of the following is/are compliments ?

red and green

which of the following is a tint ?

red and white mixed

Orange is a secondary hue composed of what ?

red and yellow