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Renee Williams-Campbell

These are terms relating to colour, that will help CSEC students to get a better understanding of #1 content area of Section 2 of the syllabus.

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TERMS RELATED TO COLOUR Renee Williams-Campbell
Colour Terms Introduction: There are many unusual words associated with colour but they are all important, as they will help you gain a solid understanding of how colour works. The terms relating to colour are 1. Colourimeter, 2. Prism, 3. Value, 4. Intensity, 5. Hue, 6. Saturation, 7. Neutrals, 8. Tints, 9. Shades and 10.Pastels.
Colorimeter A colorimeter is a device used in colorimetry that measures the absorbance of particular wavelengths of light by a specific solution.
Prism A prism is a transparent solid body(glass), often having triangular bases, used for dispersing light into a spectrum or for reflecting rays of light. The white light goes in and out comes rainbow colours.
Value A value in relation to colour is the lightness or darkness or brightness of a colour.
Intensity Intensity refers to the brightness or dullness of a colour or hue. Brightness: refers to the intensity of a color. How bright or dull is that color?
Hue Hue is the name given to a colour such as red or blue. It is the purest or brightest form of a colour.
Saturation Saturation is the amount of white light mixed with a colour. High-saturation colors, such as the circle on the left, contain little or no white light. Brightness refers to intensity, distinguished by the amount of shading mixed with the hue.
Neutrals Neutral colours can be defined as those colours to which you can't give a definite colour name. Neutrals, in this instance, means lacking or being without colour. White, Black and Grey are classed as neutrals and are the opposite of a pure hue.
Tints, Tones, Shades The addition of white to a colour or hue is called a tint. The addition of black to a colour is called a shade. The addition of grey to a colour is called a tone.
Pastels A pastel is a soft, pale colour. They are also apart of the tints family, as they are very light colours.

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Terms related to colour

  • 1. TERMS RELATED TO COLOUR Renee Williams-Campbell
  • 2. Colour Terms Introduction: There are many unusual words associated with colour but they are all important, as they will help you gain a solid understanding of how colour works. The terms relating to colour are 1. Colourimeter, 2. Prism, 3. Value, 4. Intensity, 5. Hue, 6. Saturation, 7. Neutrals, 8. Tints, 9. Shades and 10.Pastels.
  • 3. Colorimeter A colorimeter is a device used in colorimetry that measures the absorbance of particular wavelengths of light by a specific solution.
  • 4. Prism A prism is a transparent solid body(glass), often having triangular bases, used for dispersing light into a spectrum or for reflecting rays of light. The white light goes in and out comes rainbow colours.
  • 5. Value A value in relation to colour is the lightness or darkness or brightness of a colour.
  • 6. Intensity Intensity refers to the brightness or dullness of a colour or hue. Brightness: refers to the intensity of a color. How bright or dull is that color?
  • 7. Hue Hue is the name given to a colour such as red or blue. It is the purest or brightest form of a colour.
  • 8. Saturation Saturation is the amount of white light mixed with a colour. High-saturation colors, such as the circle on the left, contain little or no white light. Brightness refers to intensity, distinguished by the amount of shading mixed with the hue.
  • 9. Neutrals Neutral colours can be defined as those colours to which you can't give a definite colour name. Neutrals, in this instance, means lacking or being without colour. White, Black and Grey are classed as neutrals and are the opposite of a pure hue.
  • 10. Tints, Tones, Shades The addition of white to a colour or hue is called a tint. The addition of black to a colour is called a shade. The addition of grey to a colour is called a tone.
  • 11. Pastels A pastel is a soft, pale colour. They are also apart of the tints family, as they are very light colours.