1. An Introduction to Color
By Roxanna Haynes

2. Primary Colors Red Blue Yellow
Primary colors are pure colors. No other colors can be mixed to make these, but you can make many other colors by mixing these primary colors
Red
Blue
Yellow

3. Secondary Colors Orange Green Purple
Secondary colors are formed by mixing together two primary colors.

4. You can mix certain primary colors to get these secondary colors…
Red + Blue =
Purple
Blue+ Yellow=
Green
Red + Yellow=
Orange

5. An Example of a Color Wheel

6. Complementary Color Schemes
Complementary colors are colors found directly across from each other on the color wheel.
Examples are:
Red and Green
Orange and Blue
Yellow and Purple

7. Analogous Color Schemes
Analogous color schemes are colors beside each other on the color wheel.
Examples
Red, Red-Orange, and Orange
Blue, Blue-Green, and Green
Yellow-Green, Green, and Green-Blue

8. Learn more about the Color Wheel on the Internet…
Click here to go to the Color Matters web site.
Click hereto learn more about color schemes within the color wheel.

9. The End.