SCAD DESIGN 101 Exam UPDATED KEY
Questions And Correct Answers
Subtractive Color - CORRECT ANSWERS begins with white and ends with black; as one adds
color, the result gets darker and tends to black. CMYK.
Additive color - CORRECT ANSWERS begins with black and ends with white; as more color is
added, the result is lighter and tends to white. RGB
Hue - CORRECT ANSWERS the property of light by which the color of an object is classified as
red, blue, green, or yellow in reference to the spectrum
Value - CORRECT ANSWERS how dark or light a color is
Saturation - CORRECT ANSWERS the brilliance or intensity of a color. also chroma
Intensity - CORRECT ANSWERS the strength or sharpness of a color due esp. to its degree of
freedom from admixture with its complementary color
Chromatic Gray - CORRECT ANSWERS a gray with color
Achromatic Gray - CORRECT ANSWERS a gray lacking any color at all
Neutral gray - CORRECT ANSWERS having similarity only to black and white, not
to the chromatic elementary colours
Muted color - CORRECT ANSWERS a softer, less saturated color, usually made by adding a
complement to a color
, Middle mixture - CORRECT ANSWERS a color that results from mixing equal parts of other
colors and is then shown between these two "parents".
Monochromatic - CORRECT ANSWERS all the colors of a single hue. Monochromatic color
schemes are derived from a single base hue and extended using its shades, tones and tints
Analogous - CORRECT ANSWERS groups of three colors that are next to each other on the color
wheel
Triadic - CORRECT ANSWERS three colors that are equidistant on the color wheel
Compliment - CORRECT ANSWERS colors located directly opposite from each other on the color
wheel
Split Compliment - CORRECT ANSWERS In addition to the base color, it uses the two colors
adjacent to its complement
Double Compliment - CORRECT ANSWERS Two complementary color sets
Tertiary - CORRECT ANSWERS the colors inbetween secondary and primary colors on the color
wheel. think red-violet
Pointillism - CORRECT ANSWERS technique of painting in which small, distinct dots of color are
applied in patterns to form an image
Atmospheric Perspective - CORRECT ANSWERS the effect the atmosphere has on the appearance
of an object as it is viewed from a distance. As the distance between an object and a viewer increases, the
contrast between the object and its background decreases, and the contrast of any markings or details
within the object also decreases
Questions And Correct Answers
Subtractive Color - CORRECT ANSWERS begins with white and ends with black; as one adds
color, the result gets darker and tends to black. CMYK.
Additive color - CORRECT ANSWERS begins with black and ends with white; as more color is
added, the result is lighter and tends to white. RGB
Hue - CORRECT ANSWERS the property of light by which the color of an object is classified as
red, blue, green, or yellow in reference to the spectrum
Value - CORRECT ANSWERS how dark or light a color is
Saturation - CORRECT ANSWERS the brilliance or intensity of a color. also chroma
Intensity - CORRECT ANSWERS the strength or sharpness of a color due esp. to its degree of
freedom from admixture with its complementary color
Chromatic Gray - CORRECT ANSWERS a gray with color
Achromatic Gray - CORRECT ANSWERS a gray lacking any color at all
Neutral gray - CORRECT ANSWERS having similarity only to black and white, not
to the chromatic elementary colours
Muted color - CORRECT ANSWERS a softer, less saturated color, usually made by adding a
complement to a color
, Middle mixture - CORRECT ANSWERS a color that results from mixing equal parts of other
colors and is then shown between these two "parents".
Monochromatic - CORRECT ANSWERS all the colors of a single hue. Monochromatic color
schemes are derived from a single base hue and extended using its shades, tones and tints
Analogous - CORRECT ANSWERS groups of three colors that are next to each other on the color
wheel
Triadic - CORRECT ANSWERS three colors that are equidistant on the color wheel
Compliment - CORRECT ANSWERS colors located directly opposite from each other on the color
wheel
Split Compliment - CORRECT ANSWERS In addition to the base color, it uses the two colors
adjacent to its complement
Double Compliment - CORRECT ANSWERS Two complementary color sets
Tertiary - CORRECT ANSWERS the colors inbetween secondary and primary colors on the color
wheel. think red-violet
Pointillism - CORRECT ANSWERS technique of painting in which small, distinct dots of color are
applied in patterns to form an image
Atmospheric Perspective - CORRECT ANSWERS the effect the atmosphere has on the appearance
of an object as it is viewed from a distance. As the distance between an object and a viewer increases, the
contrast between the object and its background decreases, and the contrast of any markings or details
within the object also decreases
