The Colour Wheel
Understanding the Colour Wheel
Understanding how to use the wheel will help you create harmonious work or living spaces.
The wheel is also a valuable tool for more accurate colour matching.
Learn more about the colour wheel, relationships between colours on the wheel and how colour is evaluated with the topics listed below.
The colour wheel divides colours into primary, secondary and tertiary categories.
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Primary Colours
Primary colours are called this because they cannot be created from other colours, but every other colour can be made from them.
The primary colours are: red, yellow and blue.
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Secondary Colours
Secondary colours are achieved by mixing equal parts of two primary colours.
The secondary colours are: orange (red/yellow), green (blue/yellow), and purple (red/blue).
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Tertiary Colours
Tertiary colours are created by combining a primary colour and a secondary colour (i.e. yellow and green make yellow-green).
The tertiary colours are: yellow-green, blue-green, blue-purple, red-purple, red-orange, and yellow-orange
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