Typography and Color Theory Review

Red, yellow and blue are called the__________________________.

• Complementary Colors

• Secondary Colors

• Primary Colors

• Analogous Colors

What relationship do these colors share?

• Triadic

• Analogous

• Tetradic

• Complementary

Which image file format commonly used on the Web supports transparency?

• .PNG

• .JPG

• .GIF

• .TIFF

What word describes the use of a single color (including different shades of that one color)?

• Primary

• Complementary

• Analogous

• Monochromatic

Which of these is a neutral color?

• Yellow

• Pink

• Gray

• Purple

Why is contrast of colors important in design?

• A lack of contrast can hurt the readers' eyes

• A lack of contrast can make text hard to read by people with bad vision

• A lack of contrast can make text hard to read on tiny screens (like phones)

• All of the above

How are secondary colors made?

• Combining two Complementary colors

• Combining two Primary colors

• Adding black to a color

• Adding white to a color

This is an other word for color...

• Saturation

• Brightness

• Contrast

• Hue

What is a place to look for inspiration when choosing colors?

• Advertisements

• Nature

• Art

• All of the above

This is a way of describing how vibrant (bright or muted) a color is

• Saturation

• Brightness

• Contrast

• Hue