What Are The Primary And Secondary Colors? – Basics Of Color
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY COLORS – In this topic, we will now know the basics of color, the color wheel and primary and secondary colors.
As a child, we were trained how to recognize colors. As we ascend to elementary, we were introduced to primary, secondary and tertiary colors. Here are stuff we need to know:
Basics
Color Wheel – it is a model of color hues around a circle. It presents the relationships of primary, secondary, or in some cases, tertiary and neutral ones. It also shows the temperature of the colors.
Here are the primary colors:
PRIMARY COLORS
Pigment (Traditional)
RED
BLUE
YELLOW
Digital
RED
GREEN
BLUE
Note: In primary digital colors, the color yellow literally does not exist. Here is a video by Michael from VSauce that explains why yellow does not exist:
And here are the secondary colors (traditional).
SECONDARY COLORS
ORANGE
GREEN
VIOLET
Temperature
Refers the warmth and coolness of the color. Usually, the colors red, yellow and orange are considered warm and appear closer to the observer.
On the other hand, green, blue and purple are considered cool colors and or usually more subdued than warm colors. These appear father to the observer.
Here is the color wheel.
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