Color_Vocabulary

__Idioms with colours__ The market not controlled by the government (The Black Market) Something that is not true but causes no harm (A White Lie) Special Honours for a special or important person (The Red Carpet) Owing money, in debt (Be in the red) To feel sad (To feel blue) By surprise, unexpectedly (Out of the blue) Having money (In the Black) Jealous of someone else´s good fortune (Green with Envy) Very clear and easy to understand (In White and Black) Complicated official procedures and forms (Red Tape) The OK to start something (The Green Light)

__Color or colour__ (see spelling differences): is the visual perceptual property corresponding in humans to the categories called red, green,blue, and others. Color derives from the spectrum of light (distribution of light power versus wavelength) interacting in the eye with the spectral sensitivities of the light receptors.

__ C olor wheel:__ is an abstract illustrati ve organization of color hues around a circle that shows relationships between primary colors,secondary colors, complementary colors, etc.



The artist's color wheel. This color wheel uses red, yellow, and blue as primary colors. This is used for mixing paints.

The subtractive color wheel. This color wheel uses the printing inks cyan, magenta, and yellow as primary colors. Note: Because cyan, magenta, and yellow inks do not combine to make black, the printing process adds black as a fourth ink.

Additive Color. This color wheel displays the additive colors used for projected light. When mixed together the additive primaries form white. The primaries are red, green and blue. These colors are extremely bright because light that is projected can be far more intense than printed color.

__Value, Tints and Shades__: Value refers to the lightness or darkness of a color. Colors mixed with white are called tints. Pink is a tint of red. Colors mixed with black are called shades. Burgundy is a shade of red. Paintings that use only one color and the tints and shades of that color are called monochromatic (one=mono; color=chromatic).

__Analogous colors__: are groups of colors that are adjacent to each other on the color wheel, with one being the dominant color, which tends to be a primary or secondary color, and two on either side complimenting, which tend to be tertiary.

The term analogous refers to the having analogy, or corresponding to something in particular. An analogous color scheme creates a rich, monochromatic look. It’s best used with either warm or cool colors, creating a look that has a certain temperature as well as proper color harmony. While this is true, the scheme also lacks contrast and is less vibrant than complementary schemes.

__Mood__: Colors are often associated with moods. For example, we say "green with envy," "a blue mood." Certain colors also look cool, such as blue, green and violet; and others look warm, like red, orange and yellow. Warm and intense colors appear to advance toward the viewer, while cool or dull colors recede. Sometimes the same color will appear to be two slightly different colors when placed against different backgrounds

__Natural Color__: Artists use colors to create a variety of desired effects. When an artist paints a scene or objects realistically, colors are used in imitation of the things being painted.

__Color Effects__: When small dots of pure color are applied close together, the viewer's eyes mix the colors. Notice that each dot of pure color the artist has used looks bright, but when your eye mixes them they are subdued, almost neutral.

Modern use of Black-and-White

Since the advent of color, black-and-white mass media often connotes something "nostalgic"