Color theory 101

 

The primary colors are

• red
• blue
• yellow

 

The secondary colors are combinations of two of the primary colors

• purple = red + blue
• orange = red+ yellow
• green = yellow + blue

When you want to neutralize one of the primary colors, you add the secondary color of the other two, and vice versa

• red - green (aka Christmas)
• yellow - purple (aka Easter)
• orange - blue (you're on your own to remember this one, but I'm a Univ. of  Illinois grad)

 

The typical green pigment is raw umber that has a subtle dark green.  I did a project a few years ago, and the stain must have turned too red in storage.  I did a raw umber glaze and it worked out better. 

 

 

When I was in refinishing class, one of the  other students was doing a dining table that was really orange.  The instructor mixed up some blue glaze, put it on and it did wonders.

 

Edited January 13, 20251 yr by kmealy

Thanks!

I see that red / green are primary and complimentary. Note that duct tape is silver.