Color Theory

This weeks learning assignments are all about colors. In the first one we are to explore in Adobe Color, and develop four different color schemes. We also should describe the what these two color systems means: RGB and CMYK, I will start with this:

RGB

In the RGB color system, we have red, green and blue as the primary color. In the RGB system we find millions of colors. The RGB color system is for digital images, has a range of brightness which we measure in levels from 0 – 255, and is also known as the additive system. By this we mean as we keep adding or mixing color, we add light. And as a result of this, if we mix enough, we start with black(no light and 0 brightness) and will end up with white(light and 255 brightness.)

CMYK

In the CMYK color system we find the primary colors cyan, magenta and yellow. These three should if mixed enough should in theory end up as black color. But the theory is not always correct, if we keep adding color, we will get a murky, dark brown, and just a mess when it comes to colors. To help with this, we have the K, which stands for Key(Black,) and is used since the CMYK color system is for print and ink. In the CMYK system, we find thousands of different colors. The CMYK color system is known as the subtractive system, this means as we keep adding or mixing color, we add ink, but subtract the light. This system works on percentage levels, meaning we start out with 0% (white paper) and could end up with 100% (black color)