Working with Color Flashcards
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Which feature lets you apply a color across a stroke as a gradient blend?
Answer: Gradient Feather or gradient swatch applied to the stroke
A gradient swatch or the Gradient tool can be applied to a stroke to blend color along it.
What is the benefit of loading swatches from another InDesign document?
Answer: It maintains consistent brand colors across multiple files
Loading swatches imports a defined palette so colors stay consistent between documents.
Which color value model in the New Color Swatch dialog is device-independent and based on human perception?
Answer: Lab
Lab color is device-independent and models color as the human eye perceives it.
What does the 'Add Unnamed Colors' command do?
Answer: Adds colors applied in the document but missing from the Swatches panel
Add Unnamed Colors collects any applied-but-unnamed colors into the Swatches panel.
In the Swatches panel, what does a small gray-square-with-circle icon next to a swatch indicate?
Answer: A spot color
The gray square with a circle icon marks a swatch as a spot color.
Why might you organize swatches into a color group?
Answer: To keep related brand or theme colors grouped for easier management
Color groups organize related swatches into folders for cleaner, manageable palettes.
What does applying a tint of 0% to an object effectively produce?
Answer: White or no visible color (paper showing through)
A 0% tint contains none of the base ink, so the paper or background shows through.