| Color Name |
Category |
Description |
| Red |
Primary |
Cannot be created by mixing other colors |
| Blue |
Primary |
Cannot be created by mixing other colors |
| Yellow |
Primary |
Cannot be created by mixing other colors |
| Green |
Secondary |
Created by mixing blue and yellow |
| Orange |
Secondary |
Created by mixing red and yellow |
| Purple |
Secondary |
Created by mixing red and blue |
| Red-Orange |
Tertiary |
Created by mixing red and orange |
| Yellow-Orange |
Tertiary |
Created by mixing yellow and orange |
| Yellow-Green |
Tertiary |
Created by mixing yellow and green |
| Blue-Green |
Tertiary |
Created by mixing blue and green |
| Blue-Purple |
Tertiary |
Created by mixing blue and purple |
| Red-Purple |
Tertiary |
Created by mixing red and purple |
| Black |
Neutral |
Used to darken other colors |
| White |
Neutral |
Used to lighten other colors |
| Gray |
Neutral |
Created by mixing black and white |
| Pink |
Derived |
Created by mixing red and white |
| Brown |
Derived |
Often created by mixing orange and black, or complementary colors |
| Beige |
Derived |
Created by mixing brown and white |
| Cyan |
Derived |
Created by mixing blue and green |
| Magenta |
Derived |
Created by mixing red and blue |
| Turquoise |
Derived |
Created by mixing blue and green, similar to blue-green |
| Lavender |
Derived |
Created by mixing purple and white |
| Maroon |
Derived |
Created by mixing red and black |
| Navy |
Derived |
Created by mixing blue and black |
| Olive |
Derived |
Created by mixing yellow and black, or green and black |