Primary colors = Red, yellow and blue

Secondary colors = Combination of two primaries. (yellow and red = orange) (red and blue = purple Tertiary = Primary colors + added to one of the secondary colors.

What are 5 fundamental color concepts?
hue, tint, shade, saturation, value

Hue A hue is any of the color you would find on the color wheel, and is the starting point for the color decision.

Tint A tint is created by adding white to a hue.

Shade Add black to a hue and you have a shade. A shade is also referred to as a tone.

Saturation Saturation is the intensity of a particular hue to the black space.

Value The Value of the hue describes how light or dark the color will be. Good sources for color:

http://www.colormatters.com

Why is it important to learn the fundamentals of color?
There might be a tendency to use your own personal favorite colors, or use colors that don't work well together. Knowing the fundamentals of color can go a long way towards making better choices.

What questions can you ask yourself about your choices in color?

1. Do the colors effectively highlight areas that deserve focus?
2. Do the colors provide a "path" for the eye to follow?
3. Is there enough contrast between background and foreground colors?
4. Are there clear distinctions between headings and related content?

What are the 16 predefined colors that display exactly the same on all browsers and platforms?
(aqua, black, blue, silver, gray, white, maroon, red, purple, fuchsia, teal, green, lime, olive, yellow and navy.

What is the 216 Color browser safe palette?
Browser safe colors in the hexadecimal palette are those colors that are represented by combinations of the following six values: 00,33,66, 99, CC and FF.

6 colors for each
value = 6 x 6 x 6 = 216 color safe colors.

The full color palette. How many colors?
16, 777, 216 colors

256 X 256 X 256

White is the most common color on the web. It's easy to read text on a white background. However, stark white backgrounds can sometimes strain the eyes. Just as light text on dark backgrounds tend to.

The following off-white colors work well and can cause less eye strain:

#f0f8ff
Alice Blue
#ffffe0
Light yellow

#faebd7
Antique White
#faf0e6
Linen

#f5f5dc
Beige
#f5fffa
mint cream

#f5f5f5
White Smoke
#fdf5e6
old lace

#ffaf0
Cornsilk
#ffefd5
papaya whip

#f8f8ff
Floral White
#fff5ee
seashell

#f0fff0
Ghost White
#fffafa
snow

#fffff0
Honeydew
#fafad2
Light golden rod

Shades of gray: (Set all of your RGB the same in either hexadecimal notations

#000000
Pure black

#111111
dark black

#222222
dark black less

#333333
black

#444444
dark gray

#555555
dark gray less

#666666
dark gray less

#777777
gray

#888888
gray less

#999999
gray less

#aaaaaa
light gray

#bbbbbb
light gray less

What are three ways you can specify color on the web?
Color names, hexadecimal values, RGB values

What are four ways that color can influence a readers perception of content?

Color can affect the way Users' eyes can be drawn into content.
Color can create separation from different areas of content.
Color can make text more readable.
Color can direct users to important content.