Color Theory

Primary Colors

100

What are the primary colors?

Red, blue, and yellow 

200

Why are the primary colors called primary?

They are the colors used to create all other colors.

300

What color do you get when you mix red and yellow?

Orange

400

What color do you get when you mix red and blue?

Purple/ Violet

500

What happens when you mix two primary colors?

You get a secondary color.

Secondary Colors

100

What are the secondary colors?

Orange, green, and purple/ violet

200

Which secondary color is made by blue and yellow?

Green

300

Which secondary color is made by red and blue?

Purple/ Violet

400

What two colors make the color orange?

Yellow and red 

500

Why are secondary colors called secondary colors?

Because it’s the color that you get when you mix two primary colors.