Color Wheel Decoder

R=Red O=Orange Y=Yellow G=Green B=Blue P=Purple
Primary Colors are Red - Yellow - Blue
Secondary Colors are Orange - Green - Purple
Secondary Colors are made by mixing Primary Colors = R&Y=Orange - Y&B= Green B&R=Purple


Color Code

Code = 6Y/GRP
The first number (6) is the starting number and the (Y) is the starting color
Turn the wheel so the number 6 is in the Yellow window
Now write down the numbers you see in the Green, Red and Purple windows.
6Y/GRP would be 8 2 12


Code = 1G/OYB would be 9 11 3
Code = 7B/GRP would be 9 3 1


Plus Code

(/) separates your starting code number and color (+) means add (?) means equals


Code = 2R/G+P(?)
Turn the wheel so the number 2 is in the Red window
Now add the numbers in the Green and Purple windows,
2R/G+P(?) would be 20


Code = 10P/R+B(?) would equal 20
Code = 7G/O+R(?) would equal 4


Color Mixing Code

(@) means mix the two primary colors to equal the secondary color (?) means the number in the secondary color window
Code = 8R@Y(?)
You’re mixing Red and Yellow to make Orange
Turn the wheel so the number 8 is in the Red window
Now write down the number you see in the secondary window (Orange)
8R@Y(?) would be 10


Code = 3B@R(?) would be 5
Code = 10Y@R(?) would be 8

Three Color Code

(PMC) means write the primary colors in clockwise order (SDC) means write the secondary colors in clockwise order
(PMC+) means add the primary colors (SDC+) means add the secondary colors


Code = 8R(SDC)
Turn the wheel so the number 8 is in the Red window
Now write down the numbers in the Secondary Color Windows in clockwise direction
8R(SDC) would be 10 2 6

3G(PMC) would be 5 9 1
10B(SDC) would be 12 4 8

Code = 8R(SDC+)
Turn the wheel so the number 8 is in the Red window
Now write down the numbers in the Secondary Color Windows and add them up
8R(SDC+) would be 18

2Y(SDC+) would be 24
11P(PMC+) would be 15