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Properties of Color

Author: mario fierro-hernandez
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Terms to Know
Color Spectrum

The seven hues of visible light: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. These hues are arranged on the spectrum by wavelength.

Color Temperature

A measurement in Kelvin used to describe lighting conditions when viewing color.

Hue

The name of a color.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

German writer and artist who studied the physiological effects of color; opposed Newton's analytical data, and also created a color circle.

Saturation

Another term for the intensity of a color; usually refers to the purity or vividness of a color.

Sir Isaac Newton

English physicist, mathematician, and color theorist who decomposed light into the colors of the spectrum; devised the Particle Theory of Light and created the first color circle.

Value

Another term for lightness or darkness.