Water Color

Triad Color

A triadic color scheme uses colors that are evenly spaced around the color wheel. Triadic color harmonies tend to be quite vibrant, even if you use pale or unsaturated versions of your hues. To use a triadic harmony successfully, the colors should be carefully balanced - let one color dominate and use the two others for accent.

Analogous Harmonies

Analogous (uh-NAL-uh-gus) colors sit next to each other on the color wheel. They tend to look pleasant together because they are closely related.

Monochromatic Harmony

Colors of the same hue

Complementary color

Colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel are considered to be complementary colors (example: red and green). The high contrast of complementary colors creates a vibrant look especially when used at full saturation. This color scheme must be managed well so it is not jarring. Complementary colors are tricky to use in large doses, but work well when you want something to stand out. .

Tetradic colors

The rectangle or tetradic color scheme uses four colors arranged into two complementary pairs. This rich color scheme offers plenty of possibilities for variation. The tetradic color scheme works best if you let one color be dominant. You should also pay attention to the balance between warm and cool colors in your design.

Split-Complementary

The split-complementary color scheme is a variation of the complementary color scheme. In addition to the base color, it uses the two colors adjacent to its complement. This color scheme has the same strong visual contrast as the complementary color scheme, but has less tension. The split-complimentary color scheme is often a good choice for beginners, because it is difficult to mess up.

Secondary Color

When you combine any two Primary colors, you get three new mixtures called Secondary Colors.

Tertiary Color

color formed when an equal amount of a primary and a secondary color are mixed. The primary and secondary color must be beside each other on the color wheel.

Hue

HUE When we speak about color, there are three basic properties, or traits, that we can refer to. One is the name of the color as it is labeled on the color wheel. This property of color is referred to as hue. Common hues include red, orange, yellow, green, and blue. What's the difference between a Hue and a Color? Most people, even the pros, get confused about this. Basically they mean the same thing and can be used interchangeably. The words are a general terms to describe the color family on the Basic Color Wheel that your swatch is rooted in. They indicate the root of the variations we see. To make things simpler, think of a Hue as one of the twelve colors on the mixing wheel. Most Color Wheels only show bright colors which can create confusion. It's not always easy to see that every color, even black, has a Primary, Secondary or Tertiary Color as its root. Burgundy = the root Color or Hue is RED Navy = the root Color or Hue is BLUE Rust = the root Color or Hue is ORANGE

Primary Color

One of the three colors, red, yellow, and blue, that can be mixed together in different ways to make any other color