Icosahedrons 3D Color Wheel

Primary Colors 3 colors that cannot be made by mixing other colors… RED YELLOW BLUE

Primary + Primary = Secondary Color Secondary Colors Colors that are made by mixing one primary color with another Primary + Primary = Secondary Color ORANGE GREEN PURPLE

Primary + Secondary = Tertiary Color 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 Orange Yellow-Orange Yellow 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 Yellow, Orange, Red and some Purples Colors that suggest warmth Yellow, Orange, Red and some Purples