Secondary colors are the superstars that shine when any two of the three primary colors — red, blue and yellow — team up. The results are orange, green and purple. Think of them as the second level of ...

On the color wheel, analogous colors are neighbors, sitting right next to each other. Think of red and orange, yellow and green, or blue and purple.

Complementary colors live on opposite sides of the color wheel. Imagine red and green, blue and orange, or yellow and purple. Or move a half step over on the wheel, and combine a yellow-green color ...