Color Schemes

Color
Schemes
Monochromatic

 “Mono” means “one”

 “Chroma” means “color”
 Monochromatic color schemes have only
ONE color and its values.
 The painting is an example
of a monochromatic color
scheme using tints and
shades of blue
Monochromatic

 This room displays

the use of yellows
Monochromatic

 This room displays the use of blues.

Analogous

 The analogous color  This picture shows the

scheme is 3-5 colors use of yellow, yellow-
adjacent to each other green, green, and blue-
on the color wheel. green.
This combination of
colors provides very
little contrast.
Analogous
 Bottom picture shows use of
yellows and greens.

 Above picture shows use of

reds and oranges.
Analogous

 This picture shows the  This picture shows the

use of purples and use of oranges and
blues. yellows.
Complementary

 Complementary colors  This painting is an

are opposite on the example of
color wheel provided a complementary colors
high contrast. and their values using
blues and oranges.
  Colors opposite on the
color wheel- red/green,
Complementary yellow/purple. blue/orange
Triadic:
Red, yellow, blue
Purple, orange, green

 The primary colors are  The secondary colors

not mixed from other are mixed from the
elements and they primary colors.
generate all other
colors.
 Three color scheme – red, yellow, blue
Triadic or orange, green and purple
Warm Colors

 Warm colors are found  This painting displays

on the right side of the the use of warm colors
color wheel. They are such as reds, oranges,
colors found in fire and and yellows.
the sun. Warm colors
make objects look
closer in a painting or
drawing.
Warm Colors
Cool Colors

 Cool colors are found  This painting displays a

on the left side of the cool color scheme
color wheel. They are using greens, purples,
the colors found in and blues.
snow and ice. The
colors tend to recede in
a composition.
Cool Colors
Other possibilities

Split Complementary-
red, green and blue or orange
purple and green