The document discusses various color schemes or sets that can be used in design according to the color wheel. It defines monochromes as any single color, complementaries as any two opposite colors, split complementaries as a color plus the two colors on each side of its complement, near complementaries as a color plus the color adjacent to its complement, double complements as any two adjacent colors and their two opposite colors, triads as any three colors an equal distance apart, analogous as any three adjacent colors, and mutual complements as three colors the same distance apart plus the complement of the central color.
The document discusses various color schemes or sets that can be used in design according to the color wheel. It defines monochromes as any single color, complementaries as any two opposite colors, split complementaries as a color plus the two colors on each side of its complement, near complementaries as a color plus the color adjacent to its complement, double complements as any two adjacent colors and their two opposite colors, triads as any three colors an equal distance apart, analogous as any three adjacent colors, and mutual complements as three colors the same distance apart plus the complement of the central color.
The document discusses various color schemes or sets that can be used in design according to the color wheel. It defines monochromes as any single color, complementaries as any two opposite colors, split complementaries as a color plus the two colors on each side of its complement, near complementaries as a color plus the color adjacent to its complement, double complements as any two adjacent colors and their two opposite colors, triads as any three colors an equal distance apart, analogous as any three adjacent colors, and mutual complements as three colors the same distance apart plus the complement of the central color.
The document discusses various color schemes or sets that can be used in design according to the color wheel. It defines monochromes as any single color, complementaries as any two opposite colors, split complementaries as a color plus the two colors on each side of its complement, near complementaries as a color plus the color adjacent to its complement, double complements as any two adjacent colors and their two opposite colors, triads as any three colors an equal distance apart, analogous as any three adjacent colors, and mutual complements as three colors the same distance apart plus the complement of the central color.
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The Colour Wheel
Dr. Gil Dekel (Art, Design & Media).
Examples of Colour Sets (Schemes):
Monochromes - any single colour, on the colour wheel:
Complementary - any two opposites/contrasting colours (producing a vibrant feeling in design):
Split complementary a colour, and the two colours on each side of its complementary colour:
Near complementary A colour plus the adjacent colour to its complement:
Double complements any two adjacent colours, and their two adjacent opposites:
Triads - any three colours at an equal distance (these are contrast colours, creating a tension in design):
Analogous - any three colours that are next to each other (create harmony in design):
Mutual complements - three colours at the same distance, plus the complimentary of the central colour of them:
