Color+vocabulary

=__//**Color vocabulary. **//__= = = ·__Color:__ Effect produced on the eye and its associated nerves by light waves of different wavelength or frequency. Light transmitted from an object to the eye stimulates the different color cones of the retina, thus making possible perception of various colors in the object.

·__Color wheel:__ A circular diagram in which primary and usually intermediate colors are arranged sequentially so that related colors are next to each other and complementary colors are opposite.

·__Value:__ The relative darkness or lightness of a color.

·__Tint:__ A shade of a color, especially a pale or delicate variation. A gradation of a color made by adding white to it to lessen its saturation.

·__Shade:__ The degree to which a color is mixed with black or is decreasingly illuminated; gradation of darkness

·__Analogous colors:__ Are a palette of compatible color combinations that blend well together. They are neighbors on the color wheel. They tend to live harmoniously because they are relatives to each other

·__Mood:__ A state of mind or emotion. A pervading impression of an observer: the somber mood of the painting.

·__Some Idioms related to blue:__ -True blue - someone loyal and faithful -Out of the blue - unexpected (could be positive or negative) -Blue ribbon - first rate, top prize -Blueblood - person of noble birth, royalty -Feeling blue - feeling sad or depressed -Blue Monday - feeling sad -Baby blues - post-partum depression -Blue laws - laws originally intended to enforce certain moral standards -Into the blue - entering the unknown or escape to parts unknown