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Unreliable citations may be challenged and removed.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">January 2024</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> </div> </div><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Color_diagram_Charles_Hayter.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Color_diagram_Charles_Hayter.jpg/220px-Color_diagram_Charles_Hayter.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="353" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Color_diagram_Charles_Hayter.jpg/330px-Color_diagram_Charles_Hayter.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Color_diagram_Charles_Hayter.jpg/440px-Color_diagram_Charles_Hayter.jpg 2x" data-file-width="467" data-file-height="750" /></a><figcaption>Page from <i>A New Practical Treatise on the Three Primitive Colours Assumed as a Perfect System of Rudimentary Information</i> by <a href="/wiki/Charles_Hayter" title="Charles Hayter">Charles Hayter</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>A <b>secondary color</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Color" title="Color">color</a> made by <a href="/wiki/Color_mixing" title="Color mixing">mixing</a> two <a href="/wiki/Primary_color" title="Primary color">primary colors</a> of a given <a href="/wiki/Color_model" title="Color model">color model</a> in even proportions. Combining two secondary colors in the same manner produces a tertiary color. Secondary colors are special in <a href="/wiki/Traditional_color_theory" class="mw-redirect" title="Traditional color theory">traditional color theory</a>, but have no special meaning in <a href="/wiki/Color_science" title="Color science">color science</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Overview">Overview</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secondary_color&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Overview"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Primary_color">Primary color</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secondary_color&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Primary color"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Primary_color" title="Primary color">primary color</a></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Traditional_color_theory" class="mw-redirect" title="Traditional color theory">traditional color theory</a>, it is believed that all colors can be mixed from 3 universal primary - or pure - colors, which were originally believed to be red, yellow and blue pigments (representing the <a href="/wiki/RYB_color_model" title="RYB color model">RYB color model</a>). However, modern <a href="/wiki/Color_science" title="Color science">color science</a> does not recognize universal primary colors and only defines primary colors for a given <a href="/wiki/Color_model" title="Color model">color model</a> or <a href="/wiki/Color_space" title="Color space">color space</a>. <a href="/wiki/RGB_color_model" title="RGB color model">RGB</a> and <a href="/wiki/CMYK_color_model" title="CMYK color model">CMYK</a> color models are popular color models in modern color science, but are only chosen as efficient primaries, in that their combination leads to a large gamut. However, any three primaries can produce a viable color gamut. The RYB model continues to be used and taught as a color model for practical <a href="/wiki/Color_mixing" title="Color mixing">color mixing</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Visual_arts" title="Visual arts">visual arts</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Secondary_color">Secondary color</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secondary_color&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Secondary color"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A secondary color is an even mixture of two primary colors. For a given <a href="/wiki/Color_model" title="Color model">color model</a>, secondary colors have no special meaning, but are useful when comparing additive and subtractive color models. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Intermediate_color">Intermediate color</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secondary_color&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Intermediate color"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>An intermediate color is any mixture of a secondary and a primary color. They are often visualized as <i>even</i> mixtures, but intermediate colors can arise from any mixture proportion. Therefore any color that is not a secondary or primary color is an intermediate color. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tertiary_color">Tertiary color</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secondary_color&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Tertiary color"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Tertiary color has two common, conflicting definitions, depending on context. </p><p>In traditional <a href="/wiki/Color_theory" title="Color theory">color theory</a>, which applies mostly to practical painting, a tertiary color is an <i>even</i> mixture between two secondary colors, i.e. a mixture of three primaries in 1:2:1 proportion. This definition is used by color theorists, such as Moses Harris<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Josef Albers.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The result is approximately a less saturated form of the dominant primary color of the mixture. Under this definition, a color model has 3 tertiary colors. </p><p>More recently, an alternative definition has emerged that is more applicable to digital media, where a tertiary color is an intermediate color resulting from an <i>even</i> mixture of a primary and a secondary color, i.e. a mixture of the primaries in 3:1:0 proportion. The result yields a maximum saturation for a given hue. Under this definition, a color model has 6 tertiary colors. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Quaternary_color">Quaternary color</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secondary_color&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Quaternary color"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A quaternary color is a seldom-used descriptor that is the conceptual extension of a tertiary color. Quaternary colors have no special use or status in color theory or color science. </p><p>Under the traditional definition, a quaternary color is the even mixture of two tertiary colors, as demonstrated by <a href="/wiki/Charles_Hayter" title="Charles Hayter">Charles Hayter</a>. These quaternary colors have contributions from all three primaries in 3-3-2 proportions, so are very desaturated (even mixtures of three primaries gives a neutral color: zero saturation). Under this definition, a color model has 3 quaternary colors. </p><p>Under the modern definition, a quaternary color is the even mixture of a tertiary color with either a secondary or primary color. Quaternary colors are sometimes given a maximum saturation for their hue. Under this definition, a color model has 12 quaternary colors. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="RGB_and_CMYK">RGB and CMYK</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secondary_color&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: RGB and CMYK"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:RGB_color_wheel.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/RGB_color_wheel.svg/300px-RGB_color_wheel.svg.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="250" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/RGB_color_wheel.svg/450px-RGB_color_wheel.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/RGB_color_wheel.svg/600px-RGB_color_wheel.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="500" /></a><figcaption>Primary, secondary, and tertiary colors of the RGB (CMY) color wheel, with tertiary colors described under the modern definition.</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:SubtractiveColorMixingII.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/SubtractiveColorMixingII.png/250px-SubtractiveColorMixingII.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="240" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/24/SubtractiveColorMixingII.png 1.5x" data-file-width="320" data-file-height="307" /></a><figcaption>Primary colors of the <a href="/wiki/CMY_color_model" class="mw-redirect" title="CMY color model">CMY color model</a>: cyan, magenta, and yellow, mixed to form secondary colors red, green, and blue.</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/RGB_color_model" title="RGB color model">RGB color model</a> is an <a href="/wiki/Additive_mixing" class="mw-redirect" title="Additive mixing">additive mixing</a> model, used to estimate the mixing of colored light, with primary colors <a href="/wiki/Red" title="Red">red</a>, <a href="/wiki/Green" title="Green">green</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Blue" title="Blue">blue</a>. The secondary colors are <a href="/wiki/Yellow" title="Yellow">yellow</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cyan" title="Cyan">cyan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Magenta" title="Magenta">magenta</a> as demonstrated here: </p> <table style="background-color:white; border:1px #aaa solid" cellpadding="2px"> <tbody><tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Red" title="Red">red</a> </td> <td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239334494">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}</style><span class="tmp-color" style="color:red">(●)</span> </td> <td>+ </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Green" title="Green">green</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:lime">(●)</span> </td> <td>= </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Yellow" title="Yellow">yellow</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:yellow">(●)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Green" title="Green">green</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:lime">(●)</span> </td> <td>+ </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Blue" title="Blue">blue</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:blue">(●)</span> </td> <td>= </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Cyan" title="Cyan">cyan</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:cyan">(●)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Blue" title="Blue">blue</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:blue">(●)</span> </td> <td>+ </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Red" title="Red">red</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:red">(●)</span> </td> <td>= </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Magenta" title="Magenta">magenta</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:magenta">(●)</span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <a href="/wiki/CMY_color_model" class="mw-redirect" title="CMY color model">CMY color model</a> is an analogous <a href="/wiki/Subtractive_mixing" class="mw-redirect" title="Subtractive mixing">subtractive mixing</a> color model, used to estimate the mixing of colored pigments, with primary colors <a href="/wiki/Cyan" title="Cyan">cyan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Magenta" title="Magenta">magenta</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Yellow" title="Yellow">yellow</a>, equivalent to the secondary colors of the RGB color model. The secondary colors of the CMY model are <a href="/wiki/Blue" title="Blue">blue</a>, <a href="/wiki/Red" title="Red">red</a> and <a href="/wiki/Green" title="Green">green</a>, equivalent to the primary colors of the RGB model, as demonstrated here: </p> <table style="background-color:white; border:1px #aaa solid" cellpadding="2px"> <tbody><tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Cyan" title="Cyan">cyan</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:cyan">(●)</span> </td> <td>+ </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Magenta" title="Magenta">magenta</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:magenta">(●)</span> </td> <td>= </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Blue" title="Blue">blue</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:blue">(●)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Magenta" title="Magenta">magenta</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:magenta">(●)</span> </td> <td>+ </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Yellow" title="Yellow">yellow</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:yellow">(●)</span> </td> <td>= </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Red" title="Red">red</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:red">(●)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Yellow" title="Yellow">yellow</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:yellow">(●)</span> </td> <td>+ </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Cyan" title="Cyan">cyan</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:cyan">(●)</span> </td> <td>= </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Green" title="Green">green</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:lime">(●)</span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Under the modern definition, the 6 tertiary colors are conceptually equivalent between the color models, and can be described by the even combinations of a primary and a secondary color: </p> <table style="background-color:white; border:1px #aaa solid" cellpadding="2px"> <tbody><tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Red" title="Red">red</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:red">(●)</span> </td> <td>+ </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Yellow" title="Yellow">yellow</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:yellow">(●)</span> </td> <td>= </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Orange_(colour)" title="Orange (colour)">orange</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FF8000">(●)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Yellow" title="Yellow">yellow</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:yellow">(●)</span> </td> <td>+ </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Green" title="Green">green</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:lime">(●)</span> </td> <td>= </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Chartreuse_(color)" title="Chartreuse (color)">chartreuse</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#80FF00">(●)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Green" title="Green">green</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:lime">(●)</span> </td> <td>+ </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Cyan" title="Cyan">cyan</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:cyan">(●)</span> </td> <td>= </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Spring_green_(color)" class="mw-redirect" title="Spring green (color)">spring green</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#00FF80">(●)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Cyan" title="Cyan">cyan</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:cyan">(●)</span> </td> <td>+ </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Blue" title="Blue">blue</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:blue">(●)</span> </td> <td>= </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Azure_(color)" title="Azure (color)">azure</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#0080FF">(●)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Blue" title="Blue">blue</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:blue">(●)</span> </td> <td>+ </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Magenta" title="Magenta">magenta</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:magenta">(●)</span> </td> <td>= </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Violet_(color)" title="Violet (color)">violet</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#8000ff">(●)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Magenta" title="Magenta">magenta</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:magenta">(●)</span> </td> <td>+ </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Red" title="Red">red</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:red">(●)</span> </td> <td>= </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Rose_(color)" title="Rose (color)">rose</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FF0080">(●)</span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>A color model is a conceptual model and does not have specifically defined primary colors. A <a href="/wiki/Color_space" title="Color space">color space</a> based on the RGB color model, most commonly <a href="/wiki/SRGB" title="SRGB">sRGB</a>, has defined primaries and can be used to visualize the color mixing and yield approximate tertiary colors. Also note that the color terms applied to tertiary and quaternary colors are not well-defined. </p> <table style="float: left;"> <caption><b>sRGB colors approximating primary (1), secondary (2), tertiary (3), and quaternary (4) colors in an RGB color model and additionally defined by the <a href="/wiki/Hue" title="Hue">hue</a> angle in <a href="/wiki/HSV_color_space" class="mw-redirect" title="HSV color space">HSV color space</a></b> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td> <table> <tbody><tr> <td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FF0000; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Red" title="Red">(#FF0000; 0°) red</a> (1)</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FF4000; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Vermilion" title="Vermilion">(#FF4000; 15°) vermilion</a> (4)</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FF8000; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Orange_(color)" class="mw-redirect" title="Orange (color)">(#FF8000; 30°) orange</a> (3)</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FFC000; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Amber_(color)" title="Amber (color)">(#FFC000; 45°) amber</a> (4)</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FFFF00; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Yellow" title="Yellow">(#FFFF00; 60°) yellow</a> (2)</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#C0FF00; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Lime_(color)" title="Lime (color)">(#C0FF00; 75°) lime</a> (4)</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#80FF00; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Chartreuse_(color)" title="Chartreuse (color)">(#80FF00; 90°) chartreuse</a> (3)</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#40FF00; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Harlequin_(color)" class="mw-redirect" title="Harlequin (color)">(#40FF00; 105°) harlequin</a> (4)</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#00FF00; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Green" title="Green">(#00FF00; 120°) green</a> (1)</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#00FF40; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Erin_(color)" title="Erin (color)">(#00FF40; 135°) erin</a> (4)</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#00FF80; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Spring_green" title="Spring green">(#00FF80; 150°) spring green</a> (3)</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#00FFC0; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Aquamarine_(color)" title="Aquamarine (color)">(#00FFC0; 165°) aquamarine</a> (4)</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#00FFFF; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Cyan" title="Cyan">(#00FFFF; 180°) cyan</a> (2)</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#00C0FF; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Sky_blue" title="Sky blue">(#00C0FF; 195°) sky blue</a> (4)</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#0080FF; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Azure_(color)" title="Azure (color)">(#0080FF; 210°) azure</a> (3)</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#0040FF; color:white;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Cerulean" title="Cerulean">(#0040FF; 225°) cerulean</a> (4)</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#0000FF; color:white;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Blue" title="Blue">(#0000FF; 240°) blue</a> (1)</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#4000FF; color:white;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Indigo" title="Indigo">(#4000FF; 255°) indigo</a> (4)</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#8000FF; color:white;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Violet_(color)" title="Violet (color)">(#8000FF; 270°) violet</a> (3)</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#C000FF; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Purple" title="Purple">(#C000FF; 285°) purple</a> (4)</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FF00FF; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Magenta" title="Magenta">(#FF00FF; 300°) magenta</a> (2)</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FF00C0; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Cerise_(color)" title="Cerise (color)">(#FF00C0; 315°) cerise</a> (4)</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FF0080; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Rose_(color)" title="Rose (color)">(#FF0080; 330°) rose</a> (3)</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FF0040; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Crimson" title="Crimson">(#FF0040; 345°) crimson</a> (4)</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FF0000; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Red" title="Red">(#FF0000; 360°) red</a> (1)</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="RYB_color_model">RYB color model</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secondary_color&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: RYB color model"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/RYB_color_model" title="RYB color model">RYB color model</a></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Color_star-en_(tertiary_names).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Color_star-en_%28tertiary_names%29.svg/300px-Color_star-en_%28tertiary_names%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="300" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Color_star-en_%28tertiary_names%29.svg/450px-Color_star-en_%28tertiary_names%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Color_star-en_%28tertiary_names%29.svg/600px-Color_star-en_%28tertiary_names%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption>A <a href="/wiki/RYB_color_model" title="RYB color model">RYB</a> color wheel with tertiary colors described under the modern definition.</figcaption></figure> <p>RYB is a <a href="/wiki/Subtractive_mixing" class="mw-redirect" title="Subtractive mixing">subtractive mixing</a> color model, used to estimate the mixing of pigments (e.g. paint) in traditional color theory, with primary colors <a href="/wiki/Red" title="Red">red</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yellow" title="Yellow">yellow</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Blue" title="Blue">blue</a>. The secondary colors are <a href="/wiki/Green" title="Green">green</a>, <a href="/wiki/Purple" title="Purple">purple</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Orange_(colour)" title="Orange (colour)">orange</a> as demonstrated here: </p> <table style="background-color:white; border:1px #aaa solid" cellpadding="2px"> <tbody><tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Red" title="Red">red</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FE2712">(●)</span> </td> <td>+ </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Yellow" title="Yellow">yellow</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FEFE33">(●)</span> </td> <td>= </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Orange_(color)" class="mw-redirect" title="Orange (color)">orange</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FB9902">(●)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Yellow" title="Yellow">yellow</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FEFE33">(●)</span> </td> <td>+ </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Blue" title="Blue">blue</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#0247FE">(●)</span> </td> <td>= </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Green" title="Green">green</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#66B032">(●)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Blue" title="Blue">blue</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#0247FE">(●)</span> </td> <td>+ </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Red" title="Red">red</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FE2712">(●)</span> </td> <td>= </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Purple" title="Purple">purple</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#8601AF">(●)</span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:RYB_color_model-2020.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/RYB_color_model-2020.png/220px-RYB_color_model-2020.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="209" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/RYB_color_model-2020.png/330px-RYB_color_model-2020.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/RYB_color_model-2020.png/440px-RYB_color_model-2020.png 2x" data-file-width="536" data-file-height="509" /></a><figcaption>Primary colors of the <a href="/wiki/RYB_color_model" title="RYB color model">RYB color model</a>: red, yellow, and blue, mixed to form colors orange, green, and purple.</figcaption></figure> <p>Under the modern definition (as even combinations of a primary and a secondary color), tertiary colors are typically named by combining the names of the adjacent primary and secondary color.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, these tertiary colors have also been ascribed with common names: <a href="/wiki/Amber_(color)" title="Amber (color)">amber</a>/marigold (<a href="/wiki/Yellow-orange" class="mw-redirect" title="Yellow-orange">yellow-orange</a>), <a href="/wiki/Vermilion" title="Vermilion">vermilion</a>/cinnabar (<a href="/wiki/Red-orange" class="mw-redirect" title="Red-orange">red-orange</a>), <a href="/wiki/Magenta" title="Magenta">magenta</a> (<a href="/wiki/Red-purple" class="mw-redirect" title="Red-purple">red-purple</a>), <a href="/wiki/Violet_(color)" title="Violet (color)">violet</a> (blue-purple), <a href="/wiki/Teal_(color)" class="mw-redirect" title="Teal (color)">teal</a>/aqua (<a href="/wiki/Blue-green" title="Blue-green">blue-green</a>), and <a href="/wiki/Chartreuse_(color)" title="Chartreuse (color)">chartreuse</a>/lime green (<a href="/wiki/Yellow-green" class="mw-redirect" title="Yellow-green">yellow-green</a>). The 6 tertiary colors are given: </p> <table style="background-color:white; border:1px #aaa solid" cellpadding="2px"> <tbody><tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Red" title="Red">red</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FE2712">(●)</span> </td> <td>+ </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Orange_(colour)" title="Orange (colour)">orange</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FB9902">(●)</span> </td> <td>= </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Red-orange" class="mw-redirect" title="Red-orange">red-orange</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FD5308">(●)</span> </td> <td>~ </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vermilion" title="Vermilion">vermilion</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Orange_(colour)" title="Orange (colour)">orange</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FB9902">(●)</span> </td> <td>+ </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Yellow" title="Yellow">yellow</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FEFE33">(●)</span> </td> <td>= </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Yellow-orange" class="mw-redirect" title="Yellow-orange">yellow-orange</a><sup id="cite_ref-crabtree_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-crabtree-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FABC02">(●)</span> </td> <td>~ </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Amber_(color)" title="Amber (color)">amber</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Yellow" title="Yellow">yellow</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FEFE33">(●)</span> </td> <td>+ </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Green" title="Green">green</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#66B032">(●)</span> </td> <td>= </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Yellow-green" class="mw-redirect" title="Yellow-green">yellow-green</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#D0EA2B">(●)</span> </td> <td>~ </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chartreuse_(color)" title="Chartreuse (color)">chartreuse</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Green" title="Green">green</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#66B032">(●)</span> </td> <td>+ </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Blue" title="Blue">blue</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#0247FE">(●)</span> </td> <td>= </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Blue-green" title="Blue-green">blue-green</a><sup id="cite_ref-crabtree_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-crabtree-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#0392CE">(●)</span> </td> <td>~ </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Teal" title="Teal">teal</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Blue" title="Blue">blue</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#0247FE">(●)</span> </td> <td>+ </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Purple" title="Purple">purple</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#8601AF">(●)</span> </td> <td>= </td> <td align="center">blue-purple </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#3D01A4">(●)</span> </td> <td>~ </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Violet_(color)" title="Violet (color)">violet</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Purple" title="Purple">purple</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#8601AF">(●)</span> </td> <td>+ </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Red" title="Red">red</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FE2712">(●)</span> </td> <td>= </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Red-purple" class="mw-redirect" title="Red-purple">red-purple</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#A7194B">(●)</span> </td> <td>~ </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Magenta" title="Magenta">magenta</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Approximate colors and color names are given for the tertiary and quaternary colors. However, the names for the twelve quaternary colors are quite variable, and defined here only as an approximation. </p> <table> <caption><b>RYB colors approximating primary (1), secondary (2), tertiary (3), and quaternary (4) colors</b><sup id="cite_ref-RYB_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RYB-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td> <table> <tbody><tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FE2712; color:black;"> </span> red (1)</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FE3D0D; color:black;"> </span> scarlet (4)</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FD5308; color:black;"> </span> vermilion (3)</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FC7605; color:black;"> </span> persimmon (4)</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FB9902; color:black;"> </span> orange (2)</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FBAB02; color:black;"> </span> sun (4)</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FABC02; color:black;"> </span> amber (3)</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FCDD1B; color:black;"> </span> golden (4)</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FEFE33; color:black;"> </span> yellow (1)</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#E7F42F; color:black;"> </span> lemon (4)</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#D0EA2B; color:black;"> </span> chartreuse (3)</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#9BCD2F; color:black;"> </span> lime (4)</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#66B032; color:black;"> </span> green (2)</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#34A180; color:black;"> </span> viridian (4)</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#0392CE; color:black;"> </span> teal (3)</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#036DE6; color:white;"> </span> cerulean (4)</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#0247FE; color:white;"> </span> blue (1)</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#2024D1; color:white;"> </span> indigo (4)</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#3D01A4; color:white;"> </span> violet (3)</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#6201AA; color:white;"> </span> amethyst (4)</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#8601AF; color:white;"> </span> purple (2)</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#970D7D; color:white;"> </span> aubergine (4)</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#A7194B; color:white;"> </span> magenta (3)</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#D3202F; color:white;"> </span> crimson (4)</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FE2712; color:black;"> </span> red (1)</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Under the traditional definition, there are three tertiary colors, approximately named <a href="/wiki/Russet_(color)" title="Russet (color)">russet</a> (orange–purple), <a href="/wiki/Slate_gray" title="Slate gray">slate</a> (purple–green), and <a href="/wiki/Citron_(color)" title="Citron (color)">citron</a> (green–orange), with the corresponding three quaternary colors <a href="/wiki/Plum_(color)" title="Plum (color)">plum</a> (russet–slate), <a href="/wiki/Sage_(color)" title="Sage (color)">sage</a> (slate–citron), <a href="/wiki/Buff_(colour)" title="Buff (colour)">buff</a> (citron–russet) (with <a href="/wiki/Olive_(color)" title="Olive (color)">olive</a> sometimes used for either slate or citron).<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In every level of mixing, saturation of the resultant decreases and mixing two quaternary colors approaches gray. </p><p>The RYB color terminology outlined above and in the color samples shown below is ultimately derived from the 1835 book <i>Chromatography</i>, an analysis of the RYB color wheel by <a href="/wiki/George_Field_(chemist)" title="George Field (chemist)">George Field</a>, a chemist who specialized in pigments and dyes.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table style="float: left;"> <caption><b>RYB colors produced by mixing equal amounts of secondary and subsequent colors</b><sup id="cite_ref-RYB_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RYB-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td> <table style="float: right;"> <caption><span class="nowrap"><i>Primary</i></span> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FE2712; color:black;"> </span> red</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FEFE33; color:black;"> </span> yellow</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#0247FE; color:white;"> </span> blue</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td> <table style="float: right;"> <caption><span class="nowrap"><i>Secondary</i></span> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FB9902; color:black;"> </span> orange</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#66B032; color:black;"> </span> green</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#8601AF; color:white;"> </span> purple</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td> <table> <caption><span class="nowrap"><i>Tertiary</i></span> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#E37D6E; color:black;"> </span> russet</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#DDD06A; color:black;"> </span> citron</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#989B9D; color:black;"> </span> slate</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td> <table> <caption><span class="nowrap"><i>Quaternary</i></span> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#E0AB76; color:black;"> </span> buff</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#BCB88A; color:black;"> </span> sage</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#C2938D; color:black;"> </span> plum</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secondary_color&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span 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title="Multi-primary color display">Multi-primary color display</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quattron" title="Quattron">Quattron</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Color_model" title="Color model">Color model</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Additive_color" title="Additive color">additive</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/RGB" class="mw-redirect" title="RGB">RGB</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subtractive_color" title="Subtractive color">subtractive</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/CMYK" class="mw-redirect" title="CMYK">CMYK</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Color_space" title="Color space">Color space</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Color_mapping" class="mw-redirect" title="Color mapping">Color mapping</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="6" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RGB_color_wheel.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Color_theory" title="Color theory">Color theory</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Color_mixing" title="Color mixing">Color mixing</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Primary_color" title="Primary color">Primary color</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Secondary color</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chromaticity" title="Chromaticity">Chromaticity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Color_solid" title="Color solid">Color solid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Color_wheel" title="Color wheel">Color wheel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Color_triangle" title="Color triangle">Color triangle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Color_analysis" title="Color analysis">Color analysis</a> (fashion)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Color_realism_(art_style)" title="Color realism (art style)">Color realism (art style)</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/On_Vision_and_Colours" title="On Vision and Colours">On Vision and Colours</a></i> (Schopenhauer)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Theory_of_Colours" title="Theory of Colours">Theory of Colours</a></i> (Goethe)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Color_term" title="Color term">Color terms</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Color_term#Basic_color_terms" title="Color term">Basic terms</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Blue" title="Blue">Blue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Green" title="Green">Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red" title="Red">Red</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yellow" title="Yellow">Yellow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pink" title="Pink">Pink</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Purple" title="Purple">Purple</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orange_(colour)" title="Orange (colour)">Orange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black" title="Black">Black</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grey" title="Grey">Gray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/White" title="White">White</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brown" title="Brown">Brown</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Color_in_culture" title="Category:Color in culture">Cultural differences</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Linguistic_relativity_and_the_color_naming_debate" title="Linguistic relativity and the color naming debate">Linguistic relativity and the color naming debate</a> 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Association</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Names</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Lists_of_colors" title="Lists of colors">Lists</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_colors:_A%E2%80%93F" title="List of colors: A–F">List of colors: A–F</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_colors:_G%E2%80%93M" title="List of colors: G–M">List of colors: G–M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_colors:_N%E2%80%93Z" title="List of colors: N–Z">List of colors: N–Z</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_colors_(compact)" class="mw-redirect" title="List of colors (compact)">List of colors 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