What is an accent color?

• A. A bold color dominates the palette.
• B. Use of similar hues or tones to help bring a look together.
• C. A contrasting color used only in accessories.
• D. A neutral color used as background.

Answer: (B)

The main idea is how an accent color helps pull a color palette together. Describing it as the use of similar hues or tones to bring a look together captures how an accent color can unify elements across a design. When you stick to related colors and repeat that hue in small, deliberate touches, the overall look feels cohesive and intentional—the accents act like a thread that ties everything there, rather than shouting for attention or existing only in isolated spots. The other ideas describe a color that dominates the palette, or limit the accent to accessories, or treat the background as neutral, which doesn’t convey the way an accent color can weave through multiple parts of the design to create harmony.