Intermediate Colors

Everyone loves colors, there’s no denying. Most people may not like excessively colorful clothes, but then colors by themselves are something that people can at least learn to love. Look around you. There’s color everywhere. From flowers in a garden to the birds flying in the skies, everything looks that much better in color. Colors however can be divided into three broad categories – primary, secondary and intermediate. People sadly however are only familiar with primary and secondary colors. To better understand color, it is important to gain knowledge on intermediate colors. Intermediate colors are those colors that are created when primary colors are mixed with secondary colors. Intermediate colors, depending on the way you look at them of course, are a lot more exciting than primary and secondary colors. Can you even imagine the bliss you may get to enjoy when you create fascinating colors by mixing primary and secondary ones? If you believe you have always had your way with colors, then intermediate colors are what you should be dabbling in. Here’s presenting valuable insight into the vivid world of intermediate colors.

What Are Intermediate Colors 

Intermediate Colors In Art
Ever noticed a colorful painting and wondered to yourself how the artist managed to come up with such vivid colors? Well, believe it or not, the artist would have probably used intermediate colors to liven up his painting. Red, blue and yellow, all primary colors, when mixed with secondary colors, result in what is better known as intermediate colors. Intermediate colors in art are best discovered when the artist or painter experiments with colors. However, it also is extremely important to have a basic understanding about colors and a sense of the same. Modern art, in fact, is all about colors, intermediate colors to be specific. You do not need to be an expert-level artist to have fun with intermediate colors. All you really need is an imagination that is yearning to break free. When working with intermediate colors, make it a point to think album art, think psychedelic and lastly and most importantly think modern art!

Intermediate Colors In Light
Intermediate colors are just not limited to an artist’s canvas; they also extend to the broader spectrum of light. The primary colors of light are red, green and blue, better known as RGB. These colors of light when mixed can result in rays of light that are not commonly seen in day to day life. For example, blue light when mixed with green light creates cyan light and red light when mixed with blue light creates magenta light. When primary colors of light are mixed, the resultant colors are known as secondary colors. When secondary colors and primary colors are mixed, the resultant colors are known as intermediate colors. With the mixing of primary colors of light with the secondary colors of light, the options really are as numberless as the stars in the sky.

List Of Intermediate Colors 

• Yellow + Orange = Marigold
• Blue + Green = Aquamarine
• Red + Purple = Magenta
• Blue + Cyan = Azure
• Green + Yellow = Chartreuse
• Blue + Purple = Violet
• Red + Magenta = Fuchsia
• Magenta + Red = Violet
• Green + Purple = Olive
• Blue + Violet = Indigo
• Red + Violet = Violet Red
• Orange + Yellow = Yellow Orange
• Orange + Purple = Russet
• Red + Purple = Orange