How many tertiary colors exist?

Tertiary colors are created by mixing a primary color with a secondary color. In the traditional color wheel, there are three primary colors (red, blue, yellow) and three secondary colors (green, orange, purple). Each primary color can mix with a secondary color to create a distinct tertiary color.

For instance, mixing red (a primary color) with orange (a secondary color) results in red-orange. Similarly, mixing blue with purple yields blue-purple. Because each of the three primary colors pairs with each of the three secondary colors, this results in a total of six unique tertiary colors: red-orange, yellow-orange, yellow-green, blue-green, blue-purple, and red-purple. This understanding aligns with the basic principles of color theory and its application in hairstyling, where color selection and mixing are important for achieving desired results.