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240 Color Schemes

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The Creative Color Schemes 2 follows its predecessor The Creative Color
Schemes launched in 2009. The Creative Color Schemes 2 consists of 240 innovative
color combinations that are ready to be used in any design project. All these color
schemes are fresh, beautiful and impressive. Designers, Illustrators and artists
will find this book an indispensable resource of innovative color schemes ideas.
In this book, a color scheme consists of 5 colors instead of 15 colors in the
previous book. This compact color scheme will make it more straightforward
and easier to use than before. Moreover, many design projects typically use
only 3-5 colors in their designs.
The Creative Color Schemes 2, an essential tool to work with colors effectively
without an effort. It provides an exciting new way off choosing color schemes
for your designs. You can quickly explore all color schemes and easily find the
most suitable color scheme for your design project. One of its advantages is
that you can experience the personality and feeling of all color schemes before
using them.
Thanking for purchasing a copy of The Creative Color Schemes 2. I hope it
becomes a valued addition to your creative design resources. Now, lets enjoy
choosing the perfect color scheme for your works.
Thawatchai Srisuthep
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240 Stunning Color Schemes Creative Color Schemes for Print Media
at the Ready All these color schemes in this book
are specially designed for print media. If
you apply the CMYK values to your art
work, the output colors will look close to
the colors in this book. Because this book
The Creative Color Schemes 2 contains was printed with the same CMYK values
240 color combinations that are ready to using 4 color inks of Cyan, Magenta,Yellow,
use in any design projects. All these color and Black by standard offset printing. So
schemes are designed with a balance of the final colors should look similar to what
harmony, contrast, continuation, variation you see on this book. Nevertheless, we
and the feeling of colors. Without worrying cannot guarantee the perfect match of
about color theory, you can easily explore colors because variations may occurs by
ideas of color combinations from all these many factors such as ink quality, printing
color schemes. With 240 stunning color process, and paper type.
schemes at hand, you can choose your
desired color schemes in a minute. Stop Therefore, all the color schemes in
wasting your time on randomly choosing this book are designed mainly for use in
one color at a time and hoping that they print media. The RGB and HEX values
will go well together. come from converting CMYK values to
the RGB and HEX values in the printing
All these ready to use color schemes environment to ensure color consistency.
will help you work with colors easily. You
will clearly see the effect of color combina- When using the RGB and HEX values
tions before applying them to your works. in digital media, the colors you see on the
So you can feel confident that the color screen may look slightly different from
schemes you use will really give you the colors in the book, especially blue, green,
desired color effect. The most important magenta and violet. Thats because the
thing is that you do not need to risk your different in color gamut between process
time and resources with the colors you printing and on-screen display. In addition,
see on the screen. You can get the right colors on screen normally look brighter
colors in print at the very first time. than colors printed on paper.
An impressive color scheme will

increase the color impact of your design, Creative Color Schemes Ordering
making it more attractive. Moreover, a All of 240 color schemes in this
color scheme that suits your content will book are ordering by similarity of color
help conveying the message to the audi- schemes. Each color scheme is identified
ence. You will see plenty of examples on by number of 001 to 240. Many color
how to use colors together. They show schemes are grouped by similarity of
the contrast between colors when they hues and tones as you can see from the
are used together, including color char- index. These color schemes are arranged
acters on color backgrounds. The color from light to dark and from vivid to dull
usage illustration will help you see all the colors. Normally, the color scheme on
color interaction among colors in a theme the right side of pages is darker or more
before applying them to your projects. saturated than the one on the left side.
001 002 003 004
4
We can roughly divide all color To avoid limiting each designers
schemes into 2 parts. The first part personal meaning of our color schemes,
consists of color schemes that are bright we decided not to name each color
and vibrant. Meanwhile, color schemes scheme. This opens the opportunity for
in the second part are more into grayish designers to freely imagine the person-
and dark tones. They are all fascinating ality and feeling of all color schemes by
color schemes with their own personality themselves.
and feeling.
Extra Version eBooks

As companions to The Creative Color Schemes 2, these eBooks offer more
variations on the color schemes.
The Creative Color Scheme 2, The Creative Color Scheme 2,

Glow in the Dark Edition RGB Version
Simply turn background color to The RGB version of the Creative
black thus creating a new dramatic look Color Schemes 2 is specially designed
of the creative color schemes. In this for on-screen display with its full lightness
edition, the entire color schemes are and luminosity. With the completely new
glowing in the dark beautifully, providing optimized RGB and HEX values, many
unprecedented experience and inspiration. colors are now brighter and clearer than
Moreover, colors in soft and light shades before. Light and vivid colors appear even
can easily be seen in the dark. Exploring more refreshing and shining than ever.
the Creative Color Schemes in the dark
mode will definitely expand your color The RGB version eBooks are suitable
combination ideas. for any design of PowerPoint, website,
animation and all kinds of digital media.
CMYK
RGB
3
Compares the different of color scheme

026 in CMYKand RGB version
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Recommendations in Using the Creative Color Schemes
You can begin your search by quickly scanning the color index.
Then go to your target color scheme for all the details. These are some
recommendations while you look at a particular color scheme.
Start at the Color Scheme Palettes

To find out which color scheme suits your project, first explore all
the color schemes by looking at the Color Scheme Palettes, Color Dots and
Color Circles at the upper part of the page. The 5-Color Scheme Palettes on
the center are best representing the character and feeling of a particular
color scheme.
Explore the Color Applications
Once you have selected a desired color scheme, the next thing is to
evaluate color usage illustration in the Color Applications part. You will clearly
see how colors are interacting with one another in a theme and discover
how well each color goes together. Please notice the color contrast and
only use the color combinations that give enough contrast. Do not use
colors that are too similar or crash with each other.
Examples in the Color Characters on Color Backgrounds part show
legibility of colors when they are used together. We should only use a
combination of colors that have enough contrast and easy to read.
Evaluate the 3-Color Combinations
In the 3-Color Combinations part at the bottom of a page, there are 15

groups of 3-Color Combinations. All of these combinations are organized
so that a color in a theme is connecting to the other four colors. Before
choosing a group of colors to work on, you can clearly see the interaction
of all colors in a color scheme. Therefore, you will know exactly which
colors are good together versus the ones that are not.
This section will help you quickly select a group of three colors for your
design. Moreover, they will ensure how colors will appear in your work
right before using them.
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Please note that in each color scheme, some colors are too similar to
use together. These colors are especially dark colors with the same intensity
as well as light colors with the same intensity. So please do not put these
colors next to each other because it is difficult to differentiate them.
Using Color Values

In order to use the color schemes, simply put the desired color values
in your design program. Create color palettes for all colors that you plan
to use. First, use CMYK values for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black inks
for print media. Second, use RGB values for Red, Green and Blue colors
for on-screen media like PowerPoint and animation. And last, for web
design, use Hexadecimal value that start with # sign in the target area
on a webpage.
Apply CMYK values 4 4

to create color swatches
for your design
Try the Color Gradient Stripe
The Color Gradient Strip at the bottom of each page shows the gradient
of all colors in that color scheme. It is easy to see how a color gradually
changes to another color. Try to use a color gradient in a background of
your work, and you will see how beautiful it is.
Extended Color Palettes

If all five colors in a color scheme are not enough for your project, you
can look for other colors from nearby color schemes, especially the one
on the other side of the page. Since all color schemes are organized by
similarity of hues and tones, neighboring color palettes that are still in the
same tone usually go together.
In addition to five colors in a color scheme, there are white, black and
gray colors that you can add to your palettes. Therefore, do not forget to
try adding white, black and some shades of gray to your design wherever
they are needed.
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6Color Scheme in five Dots
Color Dots
Color Scheme Color Scheme 3Color scheme in five circles,

Number Circle all theme colors are ordered
from inside to outside
5
The identification number of a color scheme,
colored by one of colors in that color scheme
4Color Palette
Color scheme in five rectangles that clearly expresses nature and feeling of the color scheme.
The order of colors is carefully organized for the best effect of that color scheme.
4Color Values in CMYK, RGB and HEX

Color values in CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black) for graphic design and print media, RGB
(Red, Green and Blue) values for on-screen media, and HEX (Hexadecimal) values for web design.
4Color Circles Color of these circles represent the core color of characters and stroke of color dots in its column below
6
4Color color
Applications color color
Text Color
color color
The area that shows how to use color Stroke Color
on characters against several color
backgrounds in various ways 6
color color color color
3Shows color
character colors, dot colors, and stroke
3Vertical Color Dots colors on various background colors in a theme
A row of color dots may locate on the
left or the right side of the illustration
6
3 colorcolor dots showcolor
Five vertical theme color 3In thecolor color
same column, both colors of character and
colors on several background colors dot stroke are the same as the circle color on top
of their column. Meanwhile, colors of dots are all
five colors of a scheme.
In the position where column color and

6 4Background Color
color
background color
color are the same, the color color color color
3 of character and dot stroke as well as a dot
4 Color background stripes, start from white and
then follow by them colors in sequence.
on the sidebar are changed to white instead
This chart demonstrates how to use all Please spot color interaction in each position
colors color
in the scheme together color
in a form color andcolor
only select a group ofcolorcolors that work well
of character colors on various background together. Only use a combination of colors that
colors as well as dot fills and dot strokes on has enough contrast and easy to read. Do not use
various background colors colors that are too similar or crash with each other.
As an illustration on the next page, the red circle

color color color colormark a few pairscolor
signs of color combinations
that do not provide enough contrast and thus not
suitable to use.
43-Color Combinations In each column, the first two colors are fixed and organized
In this area, there are 15 groups of 3-Color Combinations.
All these combinations are organized so that a color in in sequence. For example, the first column has color 1
a theme is connecting to the other four colors. In this and color 2 as main colors, the second column has color
area, you can clearly see the interaction of all colors in 2 and color 3 as main colors, and so on. Meanwhile, the
a color scheme. This will help you quickly select a group third column in each group has one of the remaining
of three colors for your design. colors in the theme.
8 4Color Gradient Stripe This stripe shows the gradient of colors in the scheme.
The order of color gradient is determined by continuity of colors.
008
C0 R255 C40 R149 C30 R185 C0 R225 C0 R241
M70 G104 M10 G170 M0 G208 M0 G247 M30 G179
Y40 B106 Y0 B193 Y80 B90 Y35 B183 Y65 B100
K0 #FF686A K20 #95AAC1 K0 #B9D05A K0 #E1F7B7 K0 #F1B364
6 6 6 6 6
color color color color color
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
1 2 3 2 3 4 3 4 5 4 5 1 5 1 2
4 5 1 2 3
5 1 2 3 4
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CREATIVE COLOR
SCHEMES INDEX
001 002 003 004
005 006 007 008
009 010
011 012 013 014
015 016 017 018
019 020 021 022
023 024 025 026
027 028 029 030
031 032
033 034 035 036
037 038 039 040
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CREATIVE COLOR
SCHEMES INDEX
041 042 043 044
045 046 047 048
049 050 051 052
053 054 055 056
057 058 059 060
061 062 063 064
065 066
067 068 069 070
071 072
073 074 075 076
077 078 079 080
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CREATIVE COLOR
SCHEMES INDEX
081 082 083 084
085 086
087 088 089 090
091 092
093 094 095 096
097 098 099 100
101 102 103 104
105 106
107 108 109 110
111 112 113 114
115 116 117 118
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CREATIVE COLOR
SCHEMES INDEX
119 120 121 122
123 124 125 126
127 128
129 130 131 132
133 134 135 136
137 138 139 140
141 142
143 144 145 146
147 148
149 150 151 152
153 154
155 156 157 158
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CREATIVE COLOR
SCHEMES INDEX
159 160 161 162
163 164 165 166
167 168 169 170
171 172
173 174 175 176
177 178 179 180
181 182 183 184
185 186 187 188
189 190 191 192
193 194 195 196
197 198 199 200
201 202
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CREATIVE COLOR
SCHEMES INDEX
203 204 205 206
207 208 209 210
211 212 213 214
215 216 217 218
219 220 221 222
223 224 225 226
227 228 229 230
231 232 233 234
235 236
237 238 239 240
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INDEX 02
045
C40 R157 C80 R0 C0 R222 C45 R152 C0 R251
M0 G213 M10 G163 M90 G65 M0 G193 M10 G214
Y0 B242 Y0 B218 Y0 B125 Y100 B55 Y90 B51
K0 #9DD5F2 K0 #00A3DA K0 #DE417D K0 #98C137 K0 #FBD633
60
INDEX 02
046
C0 R255 C40 R156 C0 R219 C0 R248 C100 R0
M0 G236 M0 G189 M100 G14 M15 G203 M0 G160
Y100 B0 Y100 B49 Y10 B100 Y100 B0 Y10 B208
K0 #FFEC00 K5 #9CBD31 K0 #DB0E64 K0 #F8CB00 K0 #00A0D0
61
INDEX 02
047
C80 R0 C30 R186 C0 R236 C0 R220 C0 R255
M0 G176 M0 G206 M40 G156 M100 G23 M0 G236
Y10 B213 Y100 B42 Y100 B30 Y0 B111 Y100 B0
K0 #00B0D5 K0 #BACE2A K0 #EC9C1E K0 #DC176F K0 #FFEC00
62
INDEX 02
048
C5 R243 C40 R163 C0 R231 C0 R221 C100 R0
M0 G234 M0 G197 M50 G136 M90 G62 M35 G120
Y70 B104 Y100 B52 Y100 B36 Y10 B114 Y0 B185
K0 #F3EA68 K0 #A3C534 K0 #E78824 K0 #DD3E72 K0 #0078B9
63
INDEX 02
049
C100 R0 C80 R0 C5 R211 C0 R236 C0 R254
M40 G112 M0 G174 M100 G27 M40 G156 M5 G223
Y20 B153 Y20 B196 Y0 B111 Y100 B30 Y100 B0
K0 #007099 K0 #00AEC4 K0 #D31B6F K0 #EC9C1E K0 #FEDF00
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INDEX 02
050
C0 R236 C50 R140 C0 R221 C0 R251 C100 R0
M40 G156 M100 G35 M95 G49 M10 G214 M30 G123
Y100 B30 Y0 B112 Y0 B118 Y90 B51 Y30 B152
K0 #EC9C1E K0 #8C2370 K0 #DD3176 K0 #FBD633 K0 #007B98
65
INDEX 02
051
C100 R0 C55 R71 C0 R248 C0 R228 C15 R192
M0 G154 M20 G102 M15 G203 M60 G122 M100 G24
Y10 B200 Y0 B129 Y100 B0 Y50 B102 Y20 B95
K5 #009AC8 K50 #476681 K0 #F8CB00 K0 #E47A66 K0 #C0185F
66
INDEX 02
052
C20 R170 C65 R68 C100 R0 C0 R243 C0 R231
M100 G29 M0 G159 M0 G111 M25 G185 M50 G136
Y0 B102 Y10 B181 Y20 B134 Y90 B53 Y100 B36
K10 #AA1D66 K20 #449FB5 K40 #006F86 K0 #F3B935 K0 #E78824
67
INDEX 02
053
C0 R214 C70 R99 C80 R10 C35 R167 C0 R248
M85 G74 M100 G35 M10 G159 M0 G194 M15 G204
Y0 B126 Y0 B103 Y20 B185 Y100 B45 Y90 B52
K5 #D64A7E K10 #632367 K0 #0A9FB9 K5 #A7C22D K0 #F8CC34
68
INDEX 02
054
C0 R244 C100 R0 C50 R122 C0 R206 C40 R163
M25 G148 M0 G141 M90 G53 M100 G19 M0 G197
Y100 B18 Y15 B177 Y0 B108 Y80 B53 Y100 B52
K0 #F4B812 K15 #008DB1 K15 #7A356C K5 #CE1335 K0 #A3C534
69
INDEX 02
055
C40 R129 C0 R220 C80 R28 C0 R248 C0 R197
M100 G30 M100 G23 M20 G150 M15 G203 M30 G147
Y0 B92 Y0 B111 Y0 B206 Y100 B0 Y100 B16
K20 #811E5C K0 #DC176F K0 #1C96CE K0 #F8CB00 K20 #C59310
70
INDEX 02
056
C80 R92 C100 R0 C0 R218 C0 R246 C60 R116
M100 G40 M0 G162 M100 G14 M20 G193 M15 G157
Y0 B112 Y0 B227 Y20 B93 Y100 B11 Y100 B63
K0 #5C2870 K0 #00A2E3 K0 #DA0E5D K0 #F6C10B K0 #749D3F
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75 Color Schemes for Print

75 Color Schemes for the Web
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60 0 5 0 0 55 100 10
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55 0 95 0 55 25 85 70
35 0 60 0 50 5 80 25 EARTHTONE EARTHTONE EARTHTONE

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55 30 15 50 INSPIRE INSPIRE INSPIRE hue tone k Earthtones Natural

contrast similar
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soft hard
clear grayish
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hue tone k 5
contrast similar

seperation
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166 creative COLOR schemes FOR PRINT : IN TREND 167
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CREATIVE
COLOR
SCHEMES
CREATIVE
COLOR
SCHEMES
240 Color Schemes

for Creative Design Projects
The Creative Color Schemes 2 consists of

240 innovative color combinations that are
ready to be used in any design project. All
these color schemes are fresh, beautiful
and impressive. Designers, Illustrators and
artists will find this book an indispensable
resource of innovative color schemes ideas.
The Creative Color Schemes 2, an essential

tool to work with colors effectively without
an effort. It provides an exciting new way of
choosing color schemes for your designs.
You can quickly explore all color schemes
and easily find the most suitable color
scheme for your design project. One of its
advantages is that you can experience the
personality and feeling of all color schemes
before using them.
ISBN 978-616-90855-0-8
Graphic Arts
9 786169 085508 Color Guides
CREATIVECOLORSCHEMS.COM

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001 002 003 004

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The Creative Color Scheme 2, The Creative Color Scheme 2,

Compares the different of color scheme

More Information about these eBooks, please visit

Start at the Color Scheme Palettes

Explore the Color Applications

Evaluate the 3-Color Combinations

In the 3-Color Combinations part at the bottom of a page, there are 15

Using Color Values

Apply CMYK values 4 4

Try the Color Gradient Stripe

Extended Color Palettes

Color Scheme Color Scheme 3Color scheme in five circles,

4Color Values in CMYK, RGB and HEX

In the position where column color and

As an illustration on the next page, the red circle

color color color color color

color color color color color

color color color color color

color color color color color

color color color color color

001 002 003 004

005 006 007 008

011 012 013 014

015 016 017 018

019 020 021 022

023 024 025 026

027 028 029 030

033 034 035 036

037 038 039 040

041 042 043 044

045 046 047 048

049 050 051 052

053 054 055 056

057 058 059 060

061 062 063 064

067 068 069 070

073 074 075 076

077 078 079 080

081 082 083 084

087 088 089 090

093 094 095 096

097 098 099 100

101 102 103 104

107 108 109 110

111 112 113 114

115 116 117 118

119 120 121 122

123 124 125 126

129 130 131 132