Hair Coloring and Color Theory Flashcards
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What are the three primary colors used in hair color theory?
Answer: Red, blue, and yellow
Red, blue, and yellow are the primary colors in traditional color theory, which forms the foundation of hair coloring.
What does the level system in hair coloring measure?
Answer: The lightness or darkness of a hair color
The level system (1–10) measures the degree of lightness or darkness in hair color, with 1 being darkest black and 10 being lightest blonde.
On a standard 1–10 level scale, what does level 1 represent?
Answer: Darkest black
Level 1 on the hair color level scale represents the darkest shade, which is black.
What type of color is created by mixing two primary colors together in equal parts?
Answer: Secondary color
Mixing two primary colors in equal parts produces a secondary color (e.g., red + blue = violet).
Which secondary color is produced by mixing red and blue?
Answer: Violet
Mixing red and blue together creates violet, one of the three secondary colors.
Complementary colors on the color wheel are colors that are:
Answer: Directly opposite each other on the color wheel
Complementary colors sit directly opposite each other on the color wheel and neutralize each other when mixed.
What term describes the underlying warm pigment that is revealed when hair is lightened?
Answer: Contributing pigment
Contributing pigment (also called undertone) is the natural warm pigment exposed as hair is lightened through the lifting process.