tertiary color
Third-generation hue
A tertiary color results from mixing a primary color with an adjacent secondary color on the color wheel, producing hues like red-orange, yellow-green, or blue-violet.
The term appears mainly in color theory and art education: She mixed tertiary colors to get the exact shade she wanted.
- orangeCitrus with segments
- yellow-greenHue mixing sunshine and leaves
- blue greenIntermediate cool hue
- greenColor of vegetation
- blue-violetHue between blue and purple
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