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Color Schemes
Split Compliment - Begin with the base color on one side of the color wheel.
The next two colors are on either side of the color that is directly across.
Blue
Use the color wheel to create a
Red - Orange
Yellow - Orange
Split Compliment of your choice.
Analogous- Colors that are next to each other on the color wheel.
Red purple
purple
Use the color wheel to create an
Blue purple
Analogous color scheme of your choice.
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Square color scheme of your choice.
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Ski
Next color
3. The color that is next
on the wheel paint it in
the next box.
Use the color wheel to create an
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How to do this:
1. Pick a color and
paint it in the first box.
Start
Square-All four colors spaced evenly around the color wheel.
Color Schemes
Harmony can be defined as a pleasing arrangement of parts, whether it be
music, poetry, color, or even an ice cream sundae.
In visual experiences, harmony is something that is pleasing to the eye. It
engages the viewer and it creates an inner sense of order, a balance in the
visual experience. When something is not harmonious, it's either boring or
chaotic. At one extreme is a visual experience that is so bland that the
viewer is not engaged. The human brain will reject under-stimulating information. At the other extreme is a visual experience that is so overdone, so
chaotic that the viewer can't stand to look at it. The human brain rejects
what it can not organize, what it can not understand. The visual task requires
that we present a logical structure. Color harmony delivers visual interest
and a sense of order.
Complimentary -
Colors directly across on
the color wheel.
Red and Green
Blue and Orange
Purple and Yellow
Monochromatic
Use only one color.
Monochromatic is made
for tints and shades.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes
use colors that are
evenly spaced around
the color wheel.
Split Compliment
Begin with the base
color on one side of the
color wheel. The next
two colors are on
either side
of the color that is
directly across.