How colors work: color relationships, mixing, and perception.
Test your knowledge with these top questions!
Ultramarine belongs to which basic color family?
Ultramarine often leans toward violet, unlike the greener blue of many cyan pigments.
In traditional paint mixing, red and yellow make which color?
Changing the balance of red and yellow creates oranges ranging from reddish vermilion to golden amber.
Which subtractive primary color absorbs blue light in ideal color mixing?
Yellow reflects red and green light, which the eye combines into the sensation of yellow.
Excessive photo saturation can cause the loss of what?
When channels reach their limits, nearby shades can collapse into the same intense color.
In HSL color notation, hue is commonly measured in which unit?
Hue wraps around a circle, so 0 degrees and 360 degrees indicate the same position.
Prussian blue is named after a former kingdom centered in which modern country?
Berlin, where the pigment was discovered, was the capital of Prussia.
What printing fault creates colored fringes when CMYK layers fail to align?
Registration marks help printers align separate color layers before a sheet is trimmed.
In ideal CMYK mixing, cyan and magenta inks overlap to make which color?
Cyan removes red light and magenta removes green, leaving blue to reflect from the paper.
Which telecom brand is strongly associated with magenta?
T-Mobile has sought trademark protection for magenta, treating color itself as a way for customers to recognize the brand.
What term describes colors without a hue, such as pure gray?
Achromatic colors include black and white as well as the grays between them.