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    This document provides an overview of color theory vocabulary and principles. It defines common color terms like hue, value, and saturation. It also categorizes colors as warm or cool and outlines key principles for using color effectively, such as using value contrast, accent colors sparingly, and maintaining a consistent color palette with one leading color.

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    This document provides an overview of color theory vocabulary and principles. It defines common color terms like hue, value, and saturation. It also categorizes colors as warm or cool and outlines key principles for using color effectively, such as using value contrast, accent colors sparingly, and maintaining a consistent color palette with one leading color.

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    This document provides an overview of color theory vocabulary and principles. It defines common color terms like hue, value, and saturation. It also categorizes colors as warm or cool and outlines key principles for using color effectively, such as using value contrast, accent colors sparingly, and maintaining a consistent color palette with one leading color.

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    Color Masterclass Vocabulary

     
    •​ COLOR BASICS​ • 
     
    Hue: ​Another word for color 
     
    Value: ​The lightness or darkness of a color 
     
    Saturation: ​The intensity or brightness of a color 
     

     
     
    Warm Colors: ​Colors that are inherently vivid — reds, oranges, yellows 
     
    Cool Colors: ​Colors that are inherently calm — greens, blues, purples 
     
     
     
    •​ KEY PRINCIPLES OF COLOR​ • 
     
    Relativity:​ View color in relationship to its neighboring colors, rather than in isolation 
     
    Consistency: ​Colors in the same piece should exist in the same world 
     
    Value Contrast:​ Use areas of contrast between light and dark to direct the eye 
     
    Accent color: ​The right color used sparingly can create emphasis and movement  
     
    Ratio: ​Choose one color to lead or else all colors will fight for attention 
     

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