Split Complementary

Taking one color and then taking the

two colors that are either side of
what would be its complementary


Tetradic
Pairing up two sets of complementary
color schemes


The Basics of
Color
Theory
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Color Wheel
The color wheel is an
organization of color hues that
shows relationships between
primary colors, secondary
colors, and tertiary colors.






The color wheel can be divided into
warm and cool colors
Warm

Cool

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Analogous
Any three colors which are side by
side on the color wheel

Triadic
Colors that are evenly spaced around
the color wheel




Primary Colors
All colors are derived from
these three colors

Secondary Colors
Formed by mixing the primary
colors

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Tertiary Colors
Formed by mixing a primary color
with a
secondary color


Color Harmony
Basic Techniques for
creating color schemes

Different types of color
schemes:
Comple
mentar
y
Analog
ous
Triadic
Warm
Cool

Complementary
Colors that are across from each
other on the color wheel

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Split Complementary
Tetradic