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Color Wheel

The color wheel contains 12 colors that are divided into primary, secondary, and tertiary categories. The primary colors are red, yellow, and blue and cannot be created by mixing other colors. The secondary colors of green, violet, and orange are made by combining primary colors, and the tertiary colors such as yellow-orange are made by mixing a primary and secondary color.

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Color Wheel

The color wheel contains 12 colors that are divided into primary, secondary, and tertiary categories. The primary colors are red, yellow, and blue and cannot be created by mixing other colors. The secondary colors of green, violet, and orange are made by combining primary colors, and the tertiary colors such as yellow-orange are made by mixing a primary and secondary color.

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• 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

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