Saturday, March 22, 2008

Color Theory Scheming

Working color in to an exterior or interior space requires a systematic approach.

Monochromatic- Shades of the same color.
Achromatic- White, greys and black.
Complementary- Contrasting colors on the opposite side of the color wheel.
Analogic- Base and neighboring colors.
Analogic+- Base, neighboring and complementary colors.
Split Complementary- Two neighboring colors across from the compelementary.
Triadic- Three colors evenly spaced apart forming a triangle on the color wheel.
Double Contrast- Neighboring pairs of contrasting colors.

To experiment with color schemes go to Color Schemes

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