Colours

Colours

Primary colours | Secondary Colours | Tertiary Colours | Black and white | Examples | Idioms

Learn about colours (requires Real Player).

Primary Colours

In art, there are three primary colours. These are colours that cannot be made by mixing other colours together. They are - red, blue, and yellow:-

	Red
	Blue
	Yellow

Secondary Colours

If you mix two primary colours together, you create what is called a secondary colour. Mixing red and blue creates purple; blue and yellow make green and yellow and red make orange.

	+		=		Purple
	+		=		Green
	+		=		Orange

Tertiary Colours

Tertiary colours are neutral colours such as browns and greys.

If you mix three primary colours together, you get a tertiary colour or if you mix a primary colour and a secondary colour you get a tertiary colour.

	Brown
	Grey

Black and White

	Black
	White

Black adds shadow to a colour. 

But white makes a colour lighter.

	+		=		Pink
	+		=		Cream
	+		=		Light blue	Opposite		Dark blue
	+		=		Light green etc...

For example:-

	The Union Jack is red, white and blue.
	The German flag is black, red and yellow.
	Penguins are black and white.
	Aubergines are purple.
	Lettuce is green.
	Lemons are yellow.
	Oranges are orange!