Fundamentals of Art and Design 3(1+2)

Lesson 04 :COLOR-IMPORTANCE, CHARACTERISTICS AND APPLICATION

Tertiary colours

When two binary colors are mixed a tertiary color is obtained. The tertiary colors are yellow, blue, and red, much neutralized. Tertiary yellow resembles a smoky yellow, the blue is known as slate blue, and tertiary red is the color of old red brick.(Refer Table.2)

Secondary colours	Tertiary colours
Orange + Green = Purple + Orange = Green + Purple =	Tertiary Yellow (Ty) Tertiary Red (TR) Tertiary blue (TB)