CID Color Theory and Application Flashcards

Which color scheme uses three colors that are equally spaced around the color wheel?

Answer: Triadic

A triadic color scheme uses three colors evenly spaced 120 degrees apart on the color wheel, creating vibrant and balanced contrast.

In the Munsell Color System, what does 'value' refer to?

Answer: The lightness or darkness of a color

In the Munsell system, value refers to the lightness or darkness of a color on a scale from 0 (black) to 10 (white).

Which psychological effect is associated with cool colors like blue and green in interior spaces?

Answer: They create a calming and receding effect

Cool colors such as blue and green are psychologically calming and tend to make spaces feel more spacious and receding.

What color scheme pairs a base color with the two colors adjacent to its direct complement?

Answer: Split-complementary

A split-complementary scheme uses one base color plus the two colors on either side of its complement, offering contrast with less tension than a direct complement.

In interior design color proportion, the 60-30-10 rule refers to what?

Answer: The dominant, secondary, and accent color distribution

The 60-30-10 rule divides a room's color palette so 60% is a dominant color, 30% is a secondary color, and 10% is an accent color.

Which term describes a color that has been desaturated by mixing it with its complement or gray?

Answer: Tone

A tone is created by adding gray (or a complementary color) to a pure hue, reducing its saturation without significantly changing its lightness.