What is the Color wheel?
Color Wheel
A color wheel is a chart which shows the relationship between colors.
The color wheel consists of
- Primary Colors
- Secondary Colors
- Tertiary Colors
Primary Colors
Red, yellow and blue are primary colors
Primary colors cannot be mixed or formed with other colors
All other colors are derived from these colors
Secondary Colors
Green, orange and violet are secondary colors
They are formed by mixing up of primary colors
BLUE + YELLOW=GREEN
YELLOW + RED = ORANGE
BLUE + RED = VIOLET
Tertiary Colors
Tertiary colors are formed by mixing a primary and secondary color.
RED-ORANGE
YELLOW-ORANGE
YELLOW-GREEN
BLUE-GREEN
BLUE-VIOLET
RED-VIOLET