Tertiary color facts for kids

Tertiary colors are special colors you get when you mix a primary color with a secondary color that's right next to it on the color wheel. Think of them as the "in-between" colors!

What Are Primary and Secondary Colors?

To understand tertiary colors, let's quickly remember the basics:

• Primary colors are the three main colors that can't be made by mixing other colors. These are Red, Blue, and Yellow.
• Secondary colors are made by mixing two primary colors together. For example, Green is made from blue and yellow, Orange from red and yellow, and Violet from red and blue.

How Do We Make Tertiary Colors?

Tertiary colors are created by mixing one primary color with one secondary color. But there's a trick! You have to mix a primary color with a secondary color that it helped create, or that is next to it on the color wheel.

For example:

• If you mix Red (a primary color) with Orange (a secondary color made from red and yellow), you get a tertiary color called Red-Orange.
• If you mix Yellow (a primary color) with Green (a secondary color made from yellow and blue), you get Yellow-Green.

These colors often have names that combine the two colors they are made from, like "Red-Orange" or "Blue-Violet."

List of Tertiary Colors

Here's a list of the six main tertiary colors and how they are made:

See also

In Spanish: Color intermedio para niños