Art Fundamentals - Colour theory

Analogous Colours

Analogous Painting
Analogous colours are any colours that are adjacent or next to one another on the colour wheel. They are inherently harmonious because they reflect similar light waves. For example, red and orange are analogous colors.

Analogous colours work well together, creating natural harmony. They are often found in nature, such as in the blue, blue-green, green and yellow-green of foliage, and are therefore naturally pleasing.

In an analogous colour scheme usually one of the colours is dominant, or used more than others. This colour is usually a primary or secondary colour.


Complementary Colours

Complementary Painting
Complementary colours are two colours that are on opposite sides of the colour wheel. At the hear of colour theory, complementary colours are opposite hues on the colour wheel. In their most basic form, they are one primary colour and the secondary colour that is created by mixing the other two primaries. For instance, the complementary colour of yellow is purple, which is a mix of blue and red.

Triad Colours

Triadic Painting
A triad is a colour scheme, a special variant of the split-complementary colour scheme, with the equal distance between all colours. All three colours are distributed evenly around the colour wheel, causing there is no clear dominance of one colour. The scheme is always vibrant and colourful, designers should use it and balance very carefully to maintain the desired effects and colour meaning.


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