Tertiary color
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A tertiary color is a color made by mixing one primary color with one secondary color, in a given color space. Unlike primary and secondary colors, these are not represented by one firmly established name each, but the following examples include some of the most popular.
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[edit] Light (RGB)
| red | (●) | + | yellow | (●) | = | orange | (●) |
| green | (●) | + | yellow | (●) | = | chartreuse | (●) |
| green | (●) | + | cyan | (●) | = | aquamarine | (●) |
| blue | (●) | + | cyan | (●) | = | azure | (●) |
| blue | (●) | + | magenta | (●) | = | violet | (●) |
| red | (●) | + | magenta | (●) | = | fuchsia | (●) |
[edit] Pigment (CMY)
| cyan | (●) | + | blue | (●) | = | azure | (●) |
| magenta | (●) | + | blue | (●) | = | violet | (●) |
| magenta | (●) | + | red | (●) | = | fuchsia | (●) |
| yellow | (●) | + | red | (●) | = | orange | (●) |
| yellow | (●) | + | green | (●) | = | chartreuse | (●) |
| cyan | (●) | + | green | (●) | = | aquamarine | (●) |
[edit] Alternate Usage
The term "tertiary color" was originally coined to refer to "neutral" colors; those made by mixing all three primary colors in a color space. Examples of these would be white or grey, in the (light) additive system, and brown, grey, or black in the (pigment or paint) subtractive system. This is still the common meaning in most technical literature.
Many professionals today prefer the term "intermediate color" for this, to prevent confusion.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Colors Everywhere (article at Philomelos, the lyrics wiki)
