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The Color Wheel

Author: mario fierro-hernandez
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Terms to Know
Color Wheel

A circular arrangement of hues in the order that they appear in the light color spectrum. The color wheel most commonly referenced has 12 segments and uses the subtractive color model.

Johannes Itten

1920s Swiss painter and teacher who developed color theory as we know it today, and wrote The Art of Color. Itten's 12-step color sphere is still in widespread use as a model for students of color theory.

Primary Colors

The triad of red, blue, and yellow on the subtractive color wheel, or red, green, and blue (RGB) on the additive color wheel.

Secondary Colors

Hues which are the result of mixing two primary colors in equal amounts.

Tertiary Colors

Hues which are the result of mixing two secondary colors in equal amounts.

Triad

The name for three hues positioned on the color wheel in the shape of an equilateral triangle.