Temperature adjusts the white balance along the axis from which color to which color?

Temperature adjusts the white balance along the axis from which color to which color?

• A. Red to Cyan
• B. Blue to Orange
• C. Yellow to Purple
• D. Green to Magenta

Answer: (B)

White balance temperature adjusts color cast along the blue–orange axis. Cooler light reads blue, warmer light reads orange/yellow, and the temperature control moves toward orange to warm a color cast or toward blue to cool it. That’s why increasing temperature tilts the image toward orange and decreasing it tilts toward blue. In practical terms, if a scene looks too blue, you raise the temperature to warm it up; if it’s too orange, you lower it to cool it down. The other axes (red–cyan, yellow–purple, green–magenta) relate to different color adjustments, not the white balance temperature control.

White balance temperature adjusts color cast along the blue–orange axis. Cooler light reads blue, warmer light reads orange/yellow, and the temperature control moves toward orange to warm a color cast or toward blue to cool it. That’s why increasing temperature tilts the image toward orange and decreasing it tilts toward blue. In practical terms, if a scene looks too blue, you raise the temperature to warm it up; if it’s too orange, you lower it to cool it down. The other axes (red–cyan, yellow–purple, green–magenta) relate to different color adjustments, not the white balance temperature control.