What are dominant colors?

A dominant color is the main color that stands out most in a picture or object, like the leader of a group of crayons.

Imagine you're coloring a big rainbow. If you use mostly red crayons, with just a little blue and yellow here and there, the red becomes the dominant color, because it’s what you see best and use the most. It's like being the loudest kid in the class, everyone notices you!

Think of a box of crayons again. If you have a picture that looks mostly yellow, with some green and blue, then yellow is the dominant color.

Sometimes, there might be two or more colors that are almost tied for being the most noticeable, like having two really loud kids in the class. But usually, one color will stand out the most!

So next time you draw or look at something colorful, see if you can spot which color is the leader of all the others, that’s your dominant color!