Icosahedrons
3D Color Wheel
Primary Colors
• 3 colors that cannot be made by mixing other colors…
RED YELLOW BLUE
Secondary Colors
• Colors that are made by mixing one primary color with another
Primary + Primary = Secondary Color
ORANGE GREEN PURPLE
Tertiary Colors• Colors made by mixing a
Primary Color with the Secondary Color that is next to it on the color wheel
Primary + Secondary = Tertiary Color
Blue-Green, Blue-Purple, Red-Purple, Red-
Orange, Yellow-Orange, Yellow-Green
Complements
• Colors that are directly across each other on the color wheel
• Red & Green• Blue & Orange• Yellow & Purple
Analogous
• Colors that are next to each other on the color wheel
Orange Yellow-Orange Yellow
Achromatic
• To be without color or pigment
• Greyscale • Black and White only
Cool Colors
• Colors that suggest coolness
• Green, Blue, most Purples
Warm Colors
• Colors that suggest warmth
• Yellow, Orange, Red and some Purples