Colour Theory

What are the Primary Colours?

• RED, BLUE, YELLOW

• GREEN, BLUE, YELLOW

• ORANGE, YELLOW, RED

What is a Primary Colour?

• Produced by mixing the secondary Colours together

• Produced by mixing a secondary colour & a Tertiary Colour

• They cannot be made by mixing any other colours together.

What are the Secondary Colours?

• RED BLUE YELLOW

• ORANGE YELLOW RED

• GREEN PURPLE ORANGE

Why are they known as Secondary Colours?

• produced by mixing two primaries together

• cannot be made by mixing any other colours together

• produced by mixing a primary colour with a Tertiary Colour

What is a Tertiary Colour?

• a primary colour mixed with a secondary colour

• two primary colours mixed together

• two secondary colours mixed together

Which of these are cool colours?

• Blue, Violet and Grey

• Red, Orange and Yellow

• Red, Blue and Yellow

Which of these are warm colours?

• Blue, Red and Yellow

• Blue, Violet and Grey

• Red, Orange and Yellow