Color Theory

Color theory encompasses a multitude of definition, concepts and design applications, however there are three basic category of color theory that are logical and useful; the color wheel, color harmony, and the context how color used. Color theories create a logical structure for color.


                                            The Color Wheel

A color circle basic on red, yellow and blue it is traditional in the field of art.Sir Isaac Newton developed first circular diagram of colors in 1666. Since then the scientific and artists have studied and designed numerous variations of this concept.In reality, any color of circle or color wheel which present logically arranged sequence of pure hues has merit.


 



There are also definitions ( or categories ) of color based on the color wheel.
We begin  three - part of color wheel.

Primary colors; red, yellow and blue, primary colors there are 3 - pigments colors that can not be a mixed or formed with by any combinations of other colors. All other colors derived from these 3 hues.

Secondary colors; green, orange and purple. These are color formed by  mixing from primary colors.

 Teritiary colors; yellow-orange, red-orange, red-purple, blue-purple, blue-green, and yellow-green.

These are color formed by mixing a primary and secondary colors. That's why the hue is a two word name, such as blue-green, red-violet, and yellow orange.

References:

J.L.Morton. (2014). Basic Color Theory. Available: http://www.colormatters.com/color-and-design/basic-color-theory. Last accessed 12 November 2014.