A Question.

[Middlesex_Toffeeman]

Could someone explain what a primary/secondary/tertiary X (for example, secondary Madagascar) means when seen on a colour scheme?

 

[CHKeeley]

It’s for denoting protectorates, puppets, influence, territories, autonomous regions, etc.

Most standardized color schemes here on the forum (DCS, TOAST3R, etc.) have a little blurb in the corner of the color scheme telling you how to use primary, secondary, tertiary, etc. colors.

 

[Pragmatic Progressive]

Could someone explain what a primary/secondary/tertiary X (for example, secondary Madagascar) means when seen on a colour scheme?

Primary is the "normal" colour, but if there are, e.g., three Malagasy states (independent of whether they are on Madagascar itself or, e.g. on Mainland Africa), you could use secondary and tertiary colours.

 

[Middlesex_Toffeeman]

It’s for denoting protectorates, puppets, influence, territories, autonomous regions, etc.

Most standardized color schemes here on the forum (DCS, TOAST3R, etc.) have a little blurb in the corner of the color scheme telling you how to use primary, secondary, tertiary, etc. colors.

I'm using SUCK here, no blurb on the meaning of primaries etc, however there is a blurb on what shade to use.

 

[Iserlohn]

I'm using SUCK here, no blurb on the meaning of primaries etc, however there is a blurb on what shade to use.

That's because Saveatlacamani's definition is the proper one.

Primary is the "normal" colour, but if there are, e.g., three Malagasy states (independent of whether they are on Madagascar itself or, e.g. on Mainland Africa), you could use secondary and tertiary colours.

Those different options are of course especially useful for non-contiguous states (e.g. a minor Malagasy state doesn't need the tertiary color if they control a single bit of territory) and to denote power dynamics in a region, and they can also be used as an alternative to make countries easier to differentiate.