What is color theory, exactly?
Color theory is basically color mixing. We are mixing two or more colors and create color palettes.
It's important for you to know how to mix your own colors to make your color palettes appear cohesive it is also cheaper than buying a tube of paints for every color. So here's to know how to create a color palette or color scheme.
In the above image, you would notice three colors red, yellow and blue. These three colors are called primary colors because these colors are used to create other colors or you may say color palettes.
Secondary colors are created by mixing primaries.
Purple
Green
Orange
The above three colors are created by using red, yellow and blue colors.
Purple (red+ blue)
Green (blue+yellow)
Orange (yellow+red)
Tertiary colors are created by mixing primaries and secondaries.
Red-Purple
Blue-Purple
Blue-Green
Yellow-Green
Yellow-Orange
