Learn about Tertiary Colors

Summary

• Computer monitors and device screens create different colors by combining amounts of red, green, and blue light.
  • Known as the RGB additive color model in modern color theory.
• Mixing two primary colors creates the secondary colors cyan (G + B), magenta (R + B) and yellow (R + G).
  • These secondary colors happen to be the complement to the primary color not used in their creation, and are opposite to that primary color on the color wheel.
• Tertiary colors are the result of combining a primary color with one of its secondary color neighbors.
• One way to select colors that result in a harmonious combination is the split-complemenary color scheme.
  • starts with a base color, then pairs it with the two colors that are adjacent to its complement.

Final Code

<style>
  body {
    background-color: #FFFFFF;
  }

  .orange {
    background-color: #FF7F00;
  }

  .cyan {
    background-color: #00FFFF;
  }

  .raspberry {
    background-color: #FF007F;
  }

  div {
    height: 100px;
    width: 100px;
    margin-bottom: 5px;
  }
</style>

<div class="orange"></div>
<div class="cyan"></div>
<div class="raspberry"></div>