Here are some common terms you would generally come across when talking about color:
- Hue: The dominant wavelength of light, which is typically described as red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, etc.
- Saturation: The intensity or purity of a color, often described as more or less “grayed out.”
- Brightness: The perceived luminance of a color, often described as more or less “dark.”
- Value: The lightness or darkness of a color.
- Chroma: The intensity or purity of a color, similar to saturation.
- Shade: A color mixed with black.
- Tint: A color mixed with white.
- Tone: A color mixed with gray.
- Complementary colors: Colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel, such as red and green.
- Analogous colors: Colors that are next to each other on the color wheel, such as red, orange, and yellow.
- Monochromatic colors: Colors that are different shades or tints of the same hue.
- Neutral colors: Colors that are not biased to any hue , such as black, white, and gray.
- RGB (Red, Green, Blue): A color model used in electronic displays and digital imaging, where colors are created by mixing different levels of red, green, and blue light.
- CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black): A color model used in printing, where colors are created by printing different levels of cyan, magenta, yellow, and black ink.
- Pantone: A standardized color matching system used in printing and design industries.
- Color temperature: The color appearance of a light source, measured in Kelvins (K).
- Color blindness: Inability to see certain colors or see colors differently from most people.