This color wheel shows the primary colors, secondary colors, and the tertiary colors. It also shows the relationships between complementary colors across from each other on the color wheel, such as blue and orange; and analogous (similar or related) colors next to each other on the color wheel such as yellow, green and blue. Black and white may be thought of as colors but, in fact, they are not. White light is the presence of all color - black is the absence of reflected light and therefore the absence of color.

The primary colors, red, yellow and blue, are the main colors used in this painting.

Two primary colors can be mixed to create a secondary color: orange (from red and yellow), green (from yellow and blue), or violet (from blue and red).

In this work of art, the artist has used the three primary colors, red, yellow, and blue; and a secondary color, green.

The combination of a primary color with a secondary color creates another color called a tertiary color. In this painting the artist used the tertiary color red-orange, along with the primary color yellow. Tertiary colors are also known as intermediate colors.

Colors next to one another on the color wheel are called analogous (it means "related"). Analogous colors share a common color and usually appear to be in harmony.

The majority of colors in this painting are blue, green, and yellow. Green is made from a mixture of blue and yellow and is therefore analogous to blue and also to yellow.

Complementary colors are directly across from one another on the color wheel and share no common colors. Blue and orange are examples of complementary colors. Various shades of blue and orange have been used throughout this embroidery.