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Color Schemes

Color Schemes. How to use different color schemes to create an overall appealing appearance. . What is a color scheme?. Color schemes consist of groups of colors that work harmoniously together and are appealing to the eye when placed together. Types: Monochromatic Analogous

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Color Schemes

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  1. Color Schemes How to use different color schemes to create an overall appealing appearance.

  2. What is a color scheme? Color schemes consist of groups of colors that work harmoniously together and are appealing to the eye when placed together. Types: • Monochromatic • Analogous • Complementary • Triadic

  3. Monochromatic • The colors used in this scheme are all derived from the same base color. • Examples: Green Orange Blue

  4. Analogous • All of the colors used in this scheme consist of adjacent colors. • Examples: Red Yellow Blue

  5. Complementary • Complementary color schemes consist of complementary colors, or colors that are across from each other on the color wheel. • Examples Red/Green Yellow/Violet Blue/Orange

  6. Triadic • This color scheme consists of colors that are placed 120 degrees from each other on the color wheel. • Examples: Yellow-Green/Red-Orange/Blue-Violet Red/Yellow/Blue Orange/Green/Violet

  7. Which color scheme? • Monochromatic • Analogous • Complementary • Triadic

  8. Which color scheme? • Monochromatic • Analogous • Complementary • Triadic

  9. Which color scheme? • Monochromatic • Analogous • Complementary • Triadic

  10. Which color scheme? • Monochromatic • Analogous • Complementary • Triadic

  11. Try Again!

  12. Correct! This is an example of a red/green complementary color scheme!

  13. Correct! This is an example of a green monochromatic color scheme!

  14. Correct! This is an example of an orange/green/violet triadic color scheme!

  15. Correct! This is an example of a yellow/yellow orange/yellow-green analogous color scheme!

  16. The End!

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