A color wheel is defined as a selection of logically arranged hues. The primary colors red, yellow, and blue, are combined with each other to produce the secondary colors orange, green, and purple. Those colors are then combined with the primary colors again to form the six tertiary colors: red-orange, yellow-orange, yellow-green, green-blue, blue-purple, and purple-red.
A color scheme is defined as a selection of colors which are arranged together for the purpose of design. Examples of color schemes are: monochromatic colors, analogous colors, complementary colors, color triads, and split complementary colors.
A monochromatic color scheme is composed of varying hues of a single base color.
Analogous colors are next to each other on a color wheel.
Complementary colors are colors, which when combined, form an achromatic hue(black or white).
Color triads are colors which form an equilateral triangle around a color wheel.
A split complementary scheme is a variation of a complementary scheme, in which instead of the color opposite, the colors analogous to that opposite color are used.
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