1. Color

3.  The visual response of the eye to reflected rays of light  Element of floral design  3 dimensions of color  Hue  Value  Chroma

4. Hue  The descriptive name of a color  Pure color without black, white, or gray added  Defines a specific spot on the color wheel  There are 12 hues on the color wheel

5. Value  The lightness or darkness of a hue  Relative to the gray scale  Achieved by the addition of black, white, or gray  Shade  Tint  Tone

6. Gray Scale  A visual aid which represents the transitional graduations of value from white to black, encompassing all the varying degrees of gray

7. Shade  A hue which has been darkened by the addition of black  Deeper in appearance  Examples-  navy is a shade of blue  burgundy is a shade of red

8. Tint  A hue which has been lightened by the addition of white  Pastel in appearance  Examples-  Light blue is a tint of blue  Pink is a tint of red

9. Tone  A hue which has been muted by the addition of gray  Dusty in appearance  Examples-  wedge wood blue is a tone of blue  mauve is a tone of red

10. Chroma  The degree of strength, intensity, saturation, or purity of a color  A fully saturated hue is a color of the highest chroma or intensity  More pigment would make a color brighter; less would make the color more dull

11. Pigment  substance used to provide color to paints, dyes, plastics, and other materials

12. Intensity  reflects the maximum amount of light back to the viewer’s eye  is not mixed with black, white, or gray

13. Saturation  the measure of the intensity or brightness of a color, describing the amount of light reflecting from it  The greater the saturation of color, the higher the chroma

14. Color wheel  Diagrammatic representation of all the hues in a color system presented in their proper spectral order.  Twelve hour color system which was developed by Louis Prang, an American Printer in 1876.

15. Color Wheel

16. Primary colors  Red, yellow, & blue, forming the basis of the color wheel, from which all other colors are created  Spaced equidistantly apart on the color wheel  Cannot be created by mixing any other colors together

17. Primary Colors

18. Secondary colors  Orange, green, & violet  The three hues resulting from the blending of two primary colors  Placed in between primary colors

19. Secondary Colors

20. Tertiary colors  Six colors resulting from the blending of a primary color and an adjacent secondary color on the color wheel, mixing primary and secondary colors  Red-orange, red-violet, blue-violet, blue-green, yellow-green, & yellow-orange  Mixing primary & secondary colors  Primary color is always listed first with a hyphen in the center of the word

21. Tertiary Colors

22. Chromatic colors  Colors derived from the visible spectrum  characterized by the presence of both hue and chroma  all colors other than black, white or gray

23. Advancing (warm) colors-  Aggressive or warm  Predominantly composed of red or yellow  Visually move forward toward the viewer

24. Warm colors  Advancing colors, such as red, orange, yellow  Association with fire and sunshine  Energizing or stimulating effect on the viewer  Active, cheery, evoking warm and happy feelings  Dominating colors, look larger and advance  Irritating if too much

25. Receding (cool) colors  Predominantly composed of blues or greens  Visually pull back from the viewer  Passive or cool

26. Cool Colors  Receding colors  Blues, green, and violets  Generally associated with water or foliage, cool things  Have a calming effect on the viewer

27. Color harmony  Groupings of specific hues and/or different values of one hue  Resulting in a pleasing or useful combination  Color harmonies may display different values of the given hue and still be considered complementary color harmony. (example: peach and baby blue)  Achromatic/neutral colors can be included in any color harmony

28. Monochromatic color harmony  A grouping of different values of one hue  May include achromatic colors  An example would be blue and tints, tones, shades of blue.  Example: blue, navy, wedge wood blue, and light blue

29. Analogous color harmony  A grouping of 3 adjacent hues on the color wheel  No more than one primary color  One color dominates  Example – red-orange, orange, with red dominating

30. Complementary color harmony  A pair of hues directly opposite each other on the color wheel  Examples: red & green, violet & yellow, or blue & orange

31. Split complementary color harmony  A trio of hues, consisting of a hue and the two hues on either side of its direct complement  Example - violet, yellow-orange, & yellow-green

32. Triadic color harmony  A grouping of three hues which are equidistant on the color wheel  Example - primary colors; red, blue & yellow  Tints of primaries-pink, baby blue, & soft yellow

33. Color Psychology - Colors are known evoke moods and feelings and appeal to our emotions

34. Colors can set the mood of an arrangement and create emotional impressions.

35. Identify color schemes in floral designs 11

36. 22

37. 33

38. 44

39. 55

40. 66

41. 77

42. 88

43. 99

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