PRIMARY COLORS

Most of us are familiar with Primary Colors, Red, Yellow, and Blue. Those 3 pigments cannot be mixed or formed by any combination of other colors. All other colors are derived from those 3 hues.

SECONDARY COLORS

You might also recall that mixing the primary colors forms secondary colors. Those are Green (blue & yellow), Orange (red & yellow), and Purple (red & blue).



TERTIARY

Tertiary Colors are formed when a primary color is mixed with a secondary color. The six tertiaries are: Yellow-Orange, Red-Orange, Red-Purple, Blue-Purple, Blue-Green, and Yellow-Green.

These 12 colors encompass the foundation of modern color theory.



TINT / SHADE WHEEL




NEUTRALS

Black, grays, and white are neutral; browns are sometimes considered neutral as well. Neutral colors are intended to send no messages while mixing harmoniously with other colors.

Warm colors are all those that have a yellow undertone, such as bright red, oranges, yellows, and green-yellows, and are typically thought to express warmth, comfort, and energy. These colors also tend to make things stand out and advance towards the viewer. Cool colors have a blue undertone, and include violets, blues, aquas, and greens and are thought to express coolness, detachment, stability, and calmness. In addition, cool colors seem to move away from the viewer.

We'll discuss color harmonies in Part Two .

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