Tertiary Colors on the Color Wheel
Tertiary colors complete the colors on this type of color wheel. They are created by combining equal parts of the primary and secondary colors that lie on either side of them:
- Yellow-green: equal parts of yellow and green
- Yellow-orange: equal parts of yellow and orange
- Red-orange: equal parts of orange and red
- Red-violet: equal parts of red and violet
- Blue-violet: equal parts of blue and violet
- Blue-green: equal parts of blue and green
Quilting Fabrics in the Real World
The type of color wheel we're using displays pure colors, but most of the quilting fabrics you'll use will be altered versions of pure colors.Shades are created by adding varying amounts of black to a color to make it darker.
Tones are created when gray is added to colors. Adding gray results in colors that are less intense versions of pure colors.
Tints are created by adding white to a pure color to make it lighter.
