Color Theory

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Three primary colors: Red, Yellow, & Blue

• Mixing 2 primaries together (in equal proportions): Orange, Violet, & Green
• Mixing a primary with a secondary gives a tertiary: Yellow-Orange, Yellow-Green, Red-Orange, Red-Violet, Blue-Violet, Blue-Green
• Can create new colors & can Neutralize/Counteract one color by using another
• Colors that are in opposite positions = Complementary
• When all 3 primaries are combined (in equal proportions): Black
• When all 3 primaries are combined (in unequal proportions): Brown
• Tone depends on which primary is dominant (i.e. more blue gives a “cooler” brown)