Color Wheel

By Moge Wang

Color Wheel
The color wheel is made up of 12 different colors

A Typical color wheel

contains:
3 primary colors
3 secondary colors
6 complementary
colors

Primary Color

red
yellow
blue

Primary
colors
The colors that
can not be
creating
through the
mixing of
colors.
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Secondary color
Combination of
Primary colors

orange
green
violet

Red +Yellow

Yellow + Blu
Blue + Red
4

Tertiary color

vermilion

amber

chartreuse

aquamarine

indigo

violet red

Tertiary color made up of the combination

of equal amount of primary and secondary
colors
5

Complementary color

Complementary color

Colors are on the

opposite side of color
wheel.
For example, blue is
complementary color
to yellow.
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Analogous color
Analogous
color
Colors that are adjust each
Other on the color wheel.
For example:
green, yellow green and yellow

Monochromatic color
Monochromatic color

A monochromatic color consists of different

values( tint and shades) of one single
color.
Easy to get right
Effective
soothing
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Warm & cool color

Warm color Red, orange and

yellow are considered the warm color
since they are the colors of fire.

Cool color Blue,

Blue green, violet are
considered the cool color since they are
related to cold weather.

Thank you!

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