Tertiary colors are not to be confused with intermediate colors, as they often are. These colors are created by combining two secondary colors, a primary color, and its complementary color, or all three primary colors. Our final group of colors is tertiary colors. Listed below are some examples of intermediate colors: Whenever an intermediate color is being named, the primary color is placed at the front followed by the secondary color. In essence, the color of the intermediate is a consequence of how much primary color you use. You can achieve an intermediate color when mixing paint, by combining primary and secondary colors that are conjoined on the color wheel, or combining two primary colors but in uneven proportions. These are the hues that fall in the slot between the secondary and primary colors. Now that you understand what primary colors are, we can learn about intermediate colors. As an example, blue and yellow will create a green color, and red and yellow will make an orange color. Your secondary colors are the colors you create when you mix the primary colors. From this point on, you will be able to use any number of colors as your base from which to work, then you can create any number of wonderfully amazing pieces of art. There are three primary colors used in the world of digital art, which are red, green, and blue, and these colors are known as RGB, or red, green, and blue. These colors are unique because they cannot be made out of mixing other colors, this is exactly why they are called primary colors.

So, if the concept of tertiary colors is new to you, the best way to grasp it fully would be to start at the very beginning! This will lead us to begin with primary colors, which are yellow, and red, and blue. Most of us have no idea what tertiary, secondary or even primary colors actually are.

2.1 Combining Burnt Sienna Using Tertiary Acrylic Colors.

Color wheel primary and tertiary