Color Flashcards

(25 cards)

1
Q

Secondary colors in the additive color mixing system are the

A

primary colors in the subtractive color system

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2
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What are the primary colors in the subtractive system?

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Yellow, cyan and magenta

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3
Q

Blue is complementary to

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yellow

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4
Q

Result of mixing a color with its complementary is

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achromatic (colorless)

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5
Q

What is hue?

A

quality to distinguish one color family from another

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6
Q

What determines hue?

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Reflected wavelength

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7
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What is chroma?

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Quality of color, intensity

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8
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What is value?

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quality to distinguish a light color from a dark one

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9
Q

Colors with low value numbers are termed

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dark colors

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10
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What is the most imp dimension of color?

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Value

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11
Q

What is the Vita recommended sequence to shade matching?

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  • Hue selection
  • Chroma
  • Value
  • CheckH
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12
Q

Hue range of teeth lies in the

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yellow-red to red portion

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13
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Value range of teeth is toward the

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lighter portion

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14
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Chroma range of teeth is toward the

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lowers portion

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15
Q

What is metamerism?

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Phenomenon when color of 2 objects appears to match under one light source but not another

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16
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What is opalescence?

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Optical property of a material due to scattered light. Gives bluish appearance under light

17
Q

Best operatory illumination is provided by

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all-luminous ceilings and open perimeter lighting

18
Q

Rods of eyes detect

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lightness and darkness (value)

19
Q

Cones perceive the

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chromatic aspects (hue and chroma)

20
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What is the ideal background for color matching?

21
Q

Negative afterimage occurs because of fatigue of the

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cone receptors

22
Q

How should pt be positioned?

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Uprights at operators eye level, not supine

23
Q

How should the tooth condition be?

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  • Cleaned
  • Moisture retained in teeth
  • No rubber dam
24
Q

What distance should the operator be?

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18 inches. 3 to 6 ft for value

25
What usually has the most clear hue?
Canine cervical part