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2color Theory

The document discusses the color wheel and categories of colors. It explains that the primary colors are red, yellow and blue which cannot be mixed and secondary colors are green, orange and purple which are made by mixing primary colors. Tertiary colors such as yellow-orange are made by mixing a primary and secondary color. It also outlines basic color schemes including monochromatic using tints of one color and analogous using three neighboring colors on the wheel.

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2color Theory

The document discusses the color wheel and categories of colors. It explains that the primary colors are red, yellow and blue which cannot be mixed and secondary colors are green, orange and purple which are made by mixing primary colors. Tertiary colors such as yellow-orange are made by mixing a primary and secondary color. It also outlines basic color schemes including monochromatic using tints of one color and analogous using three neighboring colors on the wheel.

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The Color Wheel

CATEGORIES OF
COLORS BASED
FROM THE COLOR
WHEEL
PRIMARY COLORS
Red, yellow, and blue.
In traditional color theory (used
in paint and pigments), primary
colors are the 3 pigment colors
that cannot be mixed or formed
by any combination of other
colors. All other colors are
derived from these 3 hues.
SECONDARY COLORS
Green, orange, and
purple.
These are the colors
formed by mixing the
primary colors.
TERTIARY COLORS
Yellow-orange, red-
orange, red-purple,
blue-purple, blue-
green & yellow-green.
These are the colors
formed by mixing a
primary and a secondary
color
BASIC
COLOR
SCHEMES
RELATED
COLORS
1. Monochromatic
Harmony
-one color of different
shades.
1. Analogous Harmony
-three neighboring colors,
one of which is dominant.
CONTRASTING
COLORS

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