Three colors equally distant from each other on the color wheel describe which color scheme?

• A. Analogous color scheme
• B. Monochromatic
• C. Triadic color scheme
• D. Split complementary color scheme

Answer: (C)

A triadic color scheme has three colors that are equally spaced around the color wheel, meaning each is 120 degrees apart. This creates a balanced yet vibrant palette because the colors are evenly distributed, producing strong contrast without clashing. For example, on a traditional painter’s wheel you might see red, blue, and yellow, while on a digital RGB wheel you’d have red, green, and blue. This differs from analogous schemes (colors next to each other on the wheel), monochromatic schemes (variations of one hue), and split-complementary (a color plus the two colors adjacent to its opposite), which are not evenly spaced like a triad.