One important element of colors is their warm or cool nature. Warm colors (think fire) are RED, orange and YELLOW. Cool colors contain BLUE (think ice and cool water) and are purple, BLUE and green. This homemade color circle shows several shades of each PRIMARY and secondary color, each “leaning” toward its neighbor. For instance, on the circle on the upper right, there are three small purples. The top one leans toward red and is therefore a “warmer purple”, while the lowest leans toward blue and is therefore a “cooler purple.” Make sense?
