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The Color Wheel

CATEGORIES OF
COLORS BASED
FROM THE COLOR
WHEEL
PRIMARY COLORS
Red, yellow, and blue.
In traditional color theory (used
in paint and pigments), primary
colors are the 3 pigment colors
that cannot be mixed or formed
by any combination of other
colors. All other colors are
derived from these 3 hues.
SECONDARY COLORS
Green, orange, and
purple.
These are the colors
formed by mixing the
primary colors.
TERTIARY COLORS
Yellow-orange, red-
orange, red-purple,
blue-purple, blue-
green & yellow-green.
These are the colors
formed by mixing a
primary and a secondary
color
BASIC
COLOR
SCHEMES
RELATED
COLORS
1. Monochromatic
Harmony
-one color of different
shades.
1. Analogous Harmony
-three neighboring colors,
one of which is dominant.
CONTRASTING
COLORS

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