The Color Wheel - Cosmetology

Pure and fundamental colors that cannot be achieved from a mixture are called:

• tertiary colors

• secondary colors

• complementary colors

• primary colors

A tertiary color is achieved by mixing equal amounts of a secondary color and its neighboring:

• complementary color

• primary color

• cool color

• secondary color

A primary and secondary color positioned opposite each other on the color wheel are:

• tertiary colors

• warm colors

• cool colors

• complementary colors

A secondary color is obtained by mixing equal amounts of two:

• primary colors

• complementary colors

• cool colors

• tertiary colors

Red, yellow, and blue are:

• secondary colors

• cool colors

• primary colors

• warm colors

The darkest primary color is:

• violet

• blue

• red

• yellow

The secondary colors are orange, violet, and:

• green

• yellow

• blue

• white

The equal combination of yellow and blue creates:

• orange

• a tertiary color

• a warm color

• green

A complementary color combination is:

• red and yellow

• red and green

• red and violet

• red and orange

Blue-green and red-violet are:

• tertiary colors

• neutralizing colors

• primary colors

• complementary colors