Sloan Colour Triangle

Mixing Metaphors

All colour mixed from three primaries. White and black are value modifiers only. Value is the most important quality of colour.

Primaries

R Y B

Presets

Paint-like mixing

85%

Value table

Source

Actions

Value Scale

Each column shows a palette colour across 7 value levels. The ring marks its natural value. The curve shows the palette's tonal range.

natural value · curve = tonal range · row 1 = lightest · row 7 = darkest

Subtractive mixing should produce a believable green at the midpoint.

Yellow

50/50 —

Blue

Outer: full intensity (A). Middle: semi-neutral / metaphoric primaries (B). Inner: neutral (C). Based on John Sloan's colour triangle.

A — Full Intensity

B — Semi Neutral

C — Neutral