FFA Floriculture Practice Test

Which of the following colors is not a secondary color in flower arrangements?

1. Green

2. Violet

3. Pink

4. Orange

The correct answer is: Pink

In the context of color theory related to flower arrangements, secondary colors are created by mixing two primary colors. The primary colors are red, blue, and yellow. When two primary colors are combined, they produce the secondary colors: violet (blue + red), orange (red + yellow), and green (yellow + blue). Pink, however, is not a secondary color; it is actually a tint of red. It is produced by mixing red with white, which lightens the red without introducing a second primary color. Therefore, pink does not fit into the category of secondary colors because it is derived from a single primary color rather than a mixture of two. This understanding distinguishes pink from other options—green, violet, and orange—all of which are indeed secondary colors formed from combinations of the primary colors.