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n.
  1. A color resulting from the mixture of two secondary colors.
  2. A color resulting from the equal mixture of a primary color with either of the secondary colors adjacent to it on a color wheel.

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A tertiary color is a color made by mixing one primary color with one secondary color, in a given color space such as RGB[1] or RYB.[2]

Unlike primary and secondary colors, these are not represented by one firmly established name each, but the following examples include some typical names. Brown and grey are sometimes known as Tertiary colors and are usually made by the complementary color

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RGB or CMY primaries

Primary, secondary, and tertiary colors of the RGB color wheel

Tertiary color names are seldom used in descriptions of RGB (or equivalently CMYK) systems, but the names below represent colors in the right hue neighborhood.[citation needed]

cyan (●) + blue (●) = azure (●)
blue (●) + magenta (●) = violet (●)
magenta (●) + red (●) = rose (●)
red (●) + yellow (●) = orange (●)
yellow (●) + green (●) = chartreuse (●)
green (●) + cyan (●) = spring green (●)

Traditional painting (RYB)

In the red–yellow–blue system as used in traditional painting, tertiary colors are typically named by combining the names of the adjacent primary and secondary.[3][4]

red (●) + orange (●) = red orange (●)
orange (●) + yellow (●) = orange yellow[5] (●)
yellow (●) + green (●) = chartreuse (●)
green (●) + blue (●) = aquamarine[5] (●)
blue (●) + violet (●) = indigo (●)
violet (●) + red (●) = violet red (●)

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References

  1. ^ Marcus Weise and Diana Weynand (2007). How Video Works. Focal Press. ISBN 0240809335. http://books.google.com/books?id=KGbFAYGt5qsC&pg=PA59&dq=%22tertiary+color%22++rgb&lr=&as_brr=0&ei=egQlSMaZM5TstgOal_m9DQ&sig=Z8nS3gwQNshO57wThW611DC2z8o#PPA58,M1. 
  2. ^ Stan Place and Bobbi Ray Madry (1990). The Art and Science of Professional Makeup. Thomson Delmar Learning. ISBN 0873503619. http://books.google.com/books?id=tG2ncjtg_lYC&pg=PA307&dq=%22tertiary+color%22++red-yellow-blue&lr=&as_brr=0&ei=OwYlSIK2GI3itAOh4rjEDQ&sig=sL8j3zZHN6aWyDUgUAFHh764I3I. 
  3. ^ Adrienne L. Zihlman (2001). The Human Evolution Coloring Book. HarperCollins. ISBN 0062737171. 
  4. ^ Kathleen Lochen Staiger (2006). The Oil Painting Course You've Always Wanted: Guided Lessons for Beginners and Experienced Artists. Watson-Guptill. ISBN 0823032590. http://books.google.com/books?id=B4Q05KmkEdUC&pg=PA48&dq=%22tertiary+color%22&lr=&as_brr=0&ei=6QYlSLHDOpW6tgOUkZi_DQ&sig=ymZNFWKL0qW2E91JSm_T05CfG0c#PPA44,M1. 
  5. ^ a b Susan Crabtree and Peter Beudert (1998). Scenic Art for the Theatre: History, Tools, and Techniques. Focal Press. ISBN 0240801873. http://books.google.com/books?id=K9BMA92i41EC&pg=PA92&dq=%22tertiary+color%22++aquamarine+amber&lr=&as_brr=0&ei=qAwlSOTtBZyStwOesPTBDQ&sig=9ZJG6k9AHgNAEKUGX_Y8DEdTsq0. 

 
 

 

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