Basic Theory of Colors
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The Color Wheel:
A color wheel/circle is dependent on the key colors, namely-Purple, Blue and Yellow. In 1666 Sir Issac Newton formulated the first circular Diagram of hues. Considering the fact that then, different scientist, artists and many others have designed and examined various factors of Colour Wheel.
Division of Hues:
Perfectly !! Colors can be divided into Key, Secondary and Tertiary Hues.
Primary Shades: Red, Yellow and Blue.
As for each regular color Principle(Made use of in pigments and hues), major hues are three primary colours which simply cannot be fashioned or blended by any combos of other shades. All the other hues are derived from these 3 basic Principal Colours.
Secondary Colors: Environmentally friendly, Orange and Purple.
These shades are derived by mixing major shades.
Tertiary Shades: Yellow-Orange, Red-Orange, Red-Purple, Purple-Blue, Blue-Eco-friendly and Yellow Inexperienced.
These are the colours formed by mixing secondary and main shades. That is why the hue is named like this i.e. Yellow-Orange, Purple-Orange, Blue-Environmentally friendly