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Achromatic:
An achromatic color scheme only uses
black, white and grays. Though rarely used, it can actually be quite
dramatic.
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Monochromatic:
Monochromatic
schemes are color combinations that use a single color in a variety
of intensities and values.
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These
restful combinations are easy to live with. Nothing
competes for the eye's attention. The space will appear unified and
harmonious. Contrasting value will add interest, but too much
variation will appear uneven.
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Adjacent:
Two
or three neighboring hues on the color wheel.
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Complementary:
Complementary
schemes are based on two colors opposite each other on the color
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are more dynamic and richer than monochromatic schemes because they
balance warm and cool colors. Depending on the colors chosen, the
combinations can be startling or subdued. Tip:
Think beyond the visually jarring complements like violet and
intense yellow. Tinting each of these
to amethyst and cream will work just as well, but have a softer
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Triad:
This combination consists of any three
colors equidistant on the color wheel
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Split
complementary: This combination also contains three colors - one
primary or intermediate color plus the colors located on each side
of its opposite.
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Analogous Complementary:
This color scheme utilizes related hues lying adjacent on the color
wheel with a hue directly opposite to these.
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Double
split complementary: This
scheme comes from splitting both sides of the color wheel, resulting
in a four-color scheme.
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Paired
complementary: This is also
a four-color scheme, created from two hues that have one color
between them on the color wheel, and their opposites.
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Analogous:
Analogous,
or related color schemes composed of two or more colors that
lie next to each other on the color wheel.
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They are varied yet
harmonious. The most agreeable analogous combinations are limited to
colors falling between two primaries and including one of those
primaries - like yellow-green, green, blue-green, and blue for
example. Note that every color contains a touch of the primary blue.
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