The Color Wheel and Its Significance in Photography

Orange is a secondary color created by mixing red and yellow.

Red is the complementary color of green on the color wheel.

Analogous colors are those that are adjacent to each other on the color wheel.

A triadic color scheme involves using three colors that are evenly spaced around the color wheel.

Complementary colors are those that are directly opposite to each other on the color wheel.

A split complementary color scheme involves using two colors that are adjacent to the complementary color of a given color.

Tertiary colors are created by mixing a primary color with a secondary color.

A monochromatic color scheme involves using a single color in different shades and tints.

Intermediate colors are created by mixing a primary color with a tertiary color.

A tetradic color scheme involves using three colors that are equally spaced around the color wheel, but not directly opposite to each other.

Quaternary colors are created by mixing a secondary color with a tertiary color.

A square color scheme involves using four colors that are equally spaced around the color wheel.

Hexadic colors are created by mixing a primary color with a quaternary color.

A hexadic color scheme involves using six colors that are equally spaced around the color wheel.

Octadic colors are created by mixing a secondary color with a hexadic color.