WHAT DID THAT SAY The Color Wheel The

WHAT DID THAT SAY? The Color Wheel: The entire spectrum of colors divides itself into a looped wheel where colors blend into one another and when put together, can create “color schemes. ”

WARM VS. COOL Half of the color wheel is considered to be made up of “cool” colors and the other half “warm” colors.

COLOR SCHEME #1 Complimentary schemes take colors that are directly opposite each other to create a overall dynamic feeling in a design. CHRISTMAS COLORS ANYONE?

COLOR SCHEME #2 Analogous color schemes are made up of colors which are next to each other in the color wheel and often are used to create serene and comfortable designs.

COLOR SCHEME #3 Triadic color schemes are created with equilateral triangles in the color wheel and often are very vibrant in nature

COLOR SCHEME #4 Split-Complimentary color schemes are a variation of complimentary schemes, taking a base color and the two colors adjacent to its compliment.

COLOR SCHEME #5 Rectangular or “tetradic” color schemes use four complimentary colors arranged into pairs and often is best used with one color being more dominant.

COLOR SCHEME #6 Square color schemes are similar to the tetradic color scheme but is made up of 4 colors evenly spaced around the color wheel.