Color Theory

yellow

yellow-orange

orange

orange-red

red

purple red-purple

green-yellow

green

blue-green

blue

blue-purple

Complementary Colors

• Colors that are opposite one another on the color wheel.

Analogous Colors

• Colors that are similar to one another AND are next to one another on the color wheel. They can be used in sets of 2, 3, 4, 5 or more.

Color Triads

• Triads are 3 colors that are evenly spaced throughout the color wheel.

• Red, Yellow, Blue• Purple, Orange, Green

Complementary Color Schemes

Color Triads