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color wheel

Representation of the color spectrum on a circle.
color wheel Colors that cannot be obtained by mixing other colors. Colors obtained by mixing equal proportions of two primary colors. Colors obtained by mixing equal proportions of a primary color and a secondary color.

yellow-green

green

blue-green

blue

violet-blue

violet

red-violet

red

orange-red

orange

orange-yellow

yellow

primary colors

Colors that cannot be obtained by mixing other colors.

secondary colors

Colors obtained by mixing equal proportions of two primary colors.

tertiary colors

Colors obtained by mixing equal proportions of a primary color and a secondary color.