Which list contains all tertiary colors?

Which list contains all tertiary colors?

• A. Yellow-Orange, Red-Orange, Red-Violet, Blue-Violet, Blue-Green, Yellow-Green
• B. Yellow, Orange, Green, Purple
• C. Red-Orange, Blue-Green, Yellow-Green, Violet
• D. Red, Blue, Yellow, Green

Answer: (A)

Tertiary colors come from mixing a primary color with the secondary color that sits next to it on the color wheel. This creates six distinct hues: yellow-orange, red-orange, red-violet, blue-violet, blue-green, and yellow-green. These six are all the tertiary colors, since each is a blend of a primary with its neighboring secondary. The listed set includes exactly these six blends, so it covers all tertiaries. Other options either include only primaries, mix in secondary colors without pairing them with the adjacent primary, or omit some of the blends, so they don’t represent the full set of tertiary colors.

Tertiary colors come from mixing a primary color with the secondary color that sits next to it on the color wheel. This creates six distinct hues: yellow-orange, red-orange, red-violet, blue-violet, blue-green, and yellow-green. These six are all the tertiary colors, since each is a blend of a primary with its neighboring secondary.

The listed set includes exactly these six blends, so it covers all tertiaries. Other options either include only primaries, mix in secondary colors without pairing them with the adjacent primary, or omit some of the blends, so they don’t represent the full set of tertiary colors.