The Color Wheel
Color wheels show us how colors are related. They remind
artists how to mix and think about colors.
| The primary colors are:
Primary colors cannot be made from other colors.
Artists create all the other colors of the rainbow by mixing together the
primary colors. |
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The secondary colors are:
- green
- orange
- violet (purple)
Secondary colors are made by mixing two primary
colors. Each secondary color is made from the two primary colors
closest to it on the color wheel |
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Just
by mixing these colors, you can get all the colors of the rainbow:
    
 
Color Wheel Worksheet (color)
or (B&W)
Print out and hang up the color version to remind yourself about the color
wheel or use the B&W version to test what you remember!
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