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There
are three primary colours on the wheel, red yellow
and blue. These cannot be mixed from any other colour. |
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There are also three secondary
colours - orange, green and purple. These are created
by mixing two of the primary colours (eg yellow and blue makes
green). |
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Rounding out the colour wheel
are the six intermediate or tertiary colours.
These are the result of a mixing of primary colours with secondary
colours (eg Yellow and green makes lime). |
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All of these colours can be mixed with one another to achieve
an infinite number of colour variations. These variations
are commonly referred to as "hues", "shades"
and "tints", all of which mean something slightly
different - here's a brief overview on this colour terminology.
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Hue is simply a technical term for the word colour. Eg Light, medium and dark blue are all the same colour or hue - blue. Because of their intensity hues are rarely used in the pure form that they appear on the wheel. More typically lighter or darker variations are used. These variations are achieved by adding white, grey or black to a hue - changing its value (ie the lightness or darkness). |
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When white is added to a colour the result is a tint, which is lighter in value than the pure hue. |
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When black is added to a colour the result is a shade of that hue, which is darker in value than the pure colour. |
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