• The color wheel is a basic
tool we use when working
with colors.
• There are 12 colors in the
color wheel.
• They are divided into three
categories…
The Primary Colors
• Red, Yellow, and Blue
• These colors cannot be
combined from mixing any
colors together.
The Secondary Colors
• Green, violet, and orange
• Made by combining the Primary
colors together.
YELLOW + RED = ORANGE
RED + BLUE = Violet
BLUE + YELLOW =GREEN
The Tertiary Colors
• Yellow-Orange, Red-Orange, Red- Violet, Blue-
Violet, Blue-Green, Yellow-Green.
• Made by combining a primary and a secondary
hue.
• Named by the Primary color first.
YELLOW + ORANGE = YELLOW-ORANGE
RED + ORANGE = RED-ORANGE
RED + VIOLET / PURPLE = RED-VIOLET
BLUE + VIOLET / PURPLE = BLUE-VIOLET
BLUE + GREEN = BLUE-GREEN
YELLOW + GREEN = YELLOW-GREEN