Which pair represents two primary colors on the color wheel?

Which pair represents two primary colors on the color wheel?

• A. Red and Yellow
• B. Green and Purple
• C. Blue and Orange
• D. Red and Brown

Answer: (A)

In the traditional pigment color wheel used for painting and nail design, the primaries are red, yellow, and blue. These colors cannot be created by mixing others. When you combine two primaries, you get a secondary color: red with yellow makes orange, red with blue makes purple, and yellow with blue makes green. So two primary colors that stand out on the wheel are red and yellow. The other options mix primaries with secondaries or with non-primary tones (green and purple are secondaries, blue and orange pairs a primary with a secondary, and red and brown involves a color that isn’t a primary).

In the traditional pigment color wheel used for painting and nail design, the primaries are red, yellow, and blue. These colors cannot be created by mixing others. When you combine two primaries, you get a secondary color: red with yellow makes orange, red with blue makes purple, and yellow with blue makes green. So two primary colors that stand out on the wheel are red and yellow. The other options mix primaries with secondaries or with non-primary tones (green and purple are secondaries, blue and orange pairs a primary with a secondary, and red and brown involves a color that isn’t a primary).