Fundamentals
Secondary Colors
Secondary colors — orange, green, and purple — are created by mixing two primary colors together.
What does secondary colors mean in art?
Orange is made by mixing red and yellow, green by mixing blue and yellow, and purple by mixing red and blue. Secondary colors sit between primary colors on the color wheel. They are essential for expanding a young artist's palette beyond the basics.
Related Terms
Primary Colors
Primary colors are the three base colors — red, blue, and yellow — that cannot be made by mixing other colors together.
Color Wheel
The color wheel is a circular diagram that organizes colors by their relationship to one another — primary, secondary, and tertiary.
Color Theory
Color theory is a set of principles used to understand how colors interact, combine, and affect emotions in art and design.