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COLORS THAT HARMONIZE - THE STUDY OF COLOR

Helpful information when deciding on your color scheme


by Linda D. Ferretti


 




TRIADIC


·          3 colors equally spaced about the color wheel


·          1 main color and subordinate the other 2 colors



Example:


1.         Red                             Blue    Yellow


2.         Red Orange               Yellow Orange           Blue Violet


3.         Orange                       Green                         Violet


4.         Yellow Orange           Blue Green                 Red Violet


 Simply chose your color of choice and add the other 2 colors in smaller amounts.


ANALOGOUS COLOR


·          5 Adjacent colors on color wheel


·          simply chose 1 basic color plus 4 hues


      SPLIT-COMPLIMENTS


·          affords considerable “visual interest”


·          1 principal color plus 2 splits.


 Example:  Principal Color - 2 Splits



Red                                                     Blue Green + Yellow Green


Red Orange                                       Blue + Green


Orange                                               Blue Violet + Blue Green


Yellow Orange                                   Blue + Violet


Yellow                                                 Red Violet + Blue Violet


Yellow Green                                     Red & Violet


Green                                                 Red Orange + Red Violet


Blue Green                                         Orange + Red


Blue                                                    Red Orange + Yellow Orange


Blue Violet                                         Orange + Yellow


Violet                                                  Yellow Green + Yellow Orange


Red Violet                                          Green + Yellow


       SEMI-TRIAD


·          The basic semi-triad relationship is made up of two complementary colors plus a third color halfway between the two on the color wheel.


      Example:


Orange + Blue + Yellow Green


Red + Green + Yellow Orange or Blue Purple


Yellow + Purple + Blue Green or Red Orange


Red Purple + Yellow Green + Blue or Orange


Red Orange + Blue Green + Yellow or Purple


Yellow Orange + Blue Purple + Green or Red


 DOUBLE COMPLEMENT


·          A double complement is made up of two sets of true complements with a dividing color in between.


 


Example: 



Red + Green


Orange + Blue


Yellow + Purple


Note:  One color must dominate over the other.  Let’s say 75% red to 25% green.  If they are equal, it is too confusing to the viewer and the eye becomes confused.  This makes for a dramatic, robust piece of work.




 

 
 


 

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The Color Wheel