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Rethinking the Colour Wheel

Rethinking the Colour Wheel

June 30, 2012 · by Ian Rogers · in Colour Theory, Design Theory

When we’re taught the colour wheel in art class, we learn the 3-primary colour wheel. Red, yellow, and blue are the primary colours, orange, green, and violet are the secondary colours. This is where we get complementary (opposite) colours as…

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