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The colour wheel

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Primary Colours

A primary colour is a

colour which cannot

be made by mixing

other colours

What are the three

primary colours?

The primary coloursare red, yellow and

blue

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Secondary colours

Secondary colours

are made by mixing

two primary colours

What are the

secondary colours?

The secondary

colours are orange,purple and green

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The colour wheel

The colour wheel is

made from all of the

primary and

secondary colours

Where do we see this

range of colours in

nature?

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Complementary colours

Complementarycolours are oppositeson the colour wheel.

For example: red andgreen are oppositeson the colour wheel

What other pairs of

colours arecomplementarycolours?

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Complementary colours

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Tertiary Colours

A tertiary colour is made by mixing three

primary colours or one primary colour and

one secondary colour For example

Red and Green makes?

Yellow and Purple makes?

Blue and Orange makes?

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Tones and tints

The pure colours that

we have seen are

called hues

If we lighten hues we

call the colours tints

If we darken the hues

we call the colourstones

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Colour wheel glossary

Primary colours

Secondary colours

Complementary

colours

Hues

Tints

Tones

Red, yellow, blue

Orange, purple, green

Opposites on the

colour wheel

Pure colours

Pure colours that are

lightened Pure colours that are

darkened