Glossary
Achromatic is the state of possessing no discernible hue and being without color.
Additive colors are produced by superimposing red, green, and blue light rays. All of these colors combine to create white light. Computer monitors and television screens use additive color.
Advancing colors appear nearer to the observer than receding colors. Warmer, higher-chroma, and lighter-valued colors tend to advance.
Afterimages are complementary color images generated by the eye in response to overstimulation or retinal fatigue.
Analogous colors are hues that are adjacent on the color wheel.
Blends are areas of an image that transition from one color to another. Blends are also called graduated tints or graduations.
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