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 The Colors
of the
Color Wheel

• Primary
• Secondary
• Tertiary
Primary Colors
The primary colors are:
Red
Yellow

And…
BLUE
Secondary Colors
The three secondary colors are:
Green
Orange

And…
Violet
What areTertiary Colors?

1.Blue + 2.Green = 3.Blue-green

Tertiary Colors

blue-green, yellow-green,
yellow orange, red-orange,
red violet, and blue-violet
The Color Wheel’s 12 Colors
Analogous Colors
colors that are “neighbors”
blue, blue-green and green
Van Gogh, “The Iris”, 1889
Van Gogh, “The Iris”, 1889
Van Gogh, “The Iris”, 1889
Complimentary Colors
Yellow and purple
red and green
blue and orange
Paul Cezanne
Paul Cezanne
Paul Cezanne
Other Color Terms
Triadic colors
Warm colors
Cool colors
Sherrill Kahn
Sherrill Kahn
Sherrill Kahn
Even More Color Terms
Monochromatic
Achromatic
George Segal
Harmony & Discord

Harmony
 Discord
 Colors are
“JARRING,”
 Colors “clash”
 Colors are
painful
to look at
OUCH!
Andy Warhol, “Marilyn,” 1967
Pablo Picasso
Katsushika Hokusai
Cindy Sherman
The Color Wheel
• Primary Colors:
red, blue & yellow
• Secondary Colors:
violet, green & orange
• Tertiary Colors:
red-violet, blue-violet, blue-
green, yellow-green, yellow-
orange & red-orange
“Color in a picture is like enthusiasm in life.” - Vincent Van Gogh

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