Monday, October 21, 2013

Color Definitions


Hue: a color or shade.  
Chroma: the purity or quality of color
Tint: the shade or diversity of a color
Tone: 
brightness, deepness, or hue of a tint or shade of a color.
Shade: how dark or light a color is
Complimentary Colors:
colors directly opposite each other in the color wheel 
Analogous Colors: primary or secondary colors on the color wheel, with two tertiary colors next to it.
Contrasting Colors:

colors directly opposite each other in the color wheel 
Texture: the feel or consistency of a surface
Graphic Design Principles: process of combining text and graphics
Balance:
the ways that lines, shapes, colors, etc. of a piece are arranged
Symmetry:
having the exact same design across an axes

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