Tertiary Triad Color Schemes

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Tertiary Triads in the RGB Model

Tertiary triad color schemes are sets of three tertiary colors that are equidistant from each other on the color wheel (120° apart, 4 columns on our hex or HSL RGB color charts). Tertiary colors are mixes of primary and secondary colors

There are two sets of tertiary triads in the RGB color model :

#8000FF 270°

#FF8000 30°

#00FF80 150°

 

#FF0080 330°

#80FF00 90°

#0080FF 210°

Tertiary Triads in the RYB Model

Here is a tertiary triad in the RYB model consisting of red-violet, yellow-orange, and blue-green. Because these are based on the RYB model, the distances are: 105 °, 115 °, and 140° in the RGB model

red-violet (Magenta) #FF00FF 330° (RGB: 300°)

yellow-orange (Amber) #FFBF00 90° (RGB: 45 °)

blue-green (Aquamarine/ cyan) #7FFFD4 210 (RGB: 160 °)

Here is the other tertiary triad in the RYB model consisting of red-orange, yellow-green, and blue-violet. Because these are based on the RYB model, the distances are: 85 °, 185 °, and 90 ° in the RGB model

red-orange (Vermillion) #E34234 30° (RGB: 5°)

yellow-green (Chartreuse) #7FFF00 150° (RGB: 90°)

blue-violet (Indigo) #4B0082 270° (RGB: 275 °)