Secondary colors are two primary colors mixed together. Tertiary colors are a primary color and a secondary color mixed together. Color Families are groups of colors that are made from the same colors. Neutral Colors are gray , white, and black, that contain no other identifiable colors. Adjacent colors combine two or more colors located next to each other.
Complementary colors are opposite each other.
Use a subtle color and a dominate color to avoid clashing. Triad colors are three colors that are used together, with one being the dominant color and the others being accent colors. Using the color wheel and mixing various colors together can be a good starting point. However, most people will select colors for an interior room from fabrics that may already exist in furniture and window treatments. Idea's for exterior colors can be drawn from the colors in roofing shingles, and brick.