Colors on the color wheel are collectively referred to as what?

Colors on the color wheel are collectively referred to as what?

• A. Spectrum
• B. Palette
• C. Tone
• D. Prism

Answer: (A)

The range of colors shown in the wheel represents the spectrum. The visible spectrum is the continuous band of colors that light can take, from red through orange, yellow, green, blue, to violet. The color wheel arranges those hues to show relationships and contrasts, but the whole set of hues it displays is still the spectrum. A palette is just a curated set of colors an artist chooses to use, not the entire range. A tone refers to a color’s lightness/darkness or saturation, and a prism is a device that separates white light into its spectrum. So the colors on the wheel collectively are the spectrum.

The range of colors shown in the wheel represents the spectrum. The visible spectrum is the continuous band of colors that light can take, from red through orange, yellow, green, blue, to violet. The color wheel arranges those hues to show relationships and contrasts, but the whole set of hues it displays is still the spectrum. A palette is just a curated set of colors an artist chooses to use, not the entire range. A tone refers to a color’s lightness/darkness or saturation, and a prism is a device that separates white light into its spectrum. So the colors on the wheel collectively are the spectrum.