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Color Harmonies
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Color Schemes
• Scheme / Palette = selection of specificbase hues
• Vary these hues through value, intensity,proportion
• Goal = Harmony
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Color Schemes
• Simple Harmonies• Opposing / Contrasting Harmonies• Balanced Color Harmonies
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Simple Harmonies
Achromatic
• Use of Black, white,or very low saturatedhue.
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Simple Harmonies
Monochromatic
• Use of a single huewith varying valuesand saturation.
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Simple Harmonies
Analogous
• Color Family• Beside each other on
a color wheel• Includes same hue.
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Simple HarmoniesAnalogous
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Contrasting Harmonies
Complementary
• Perfectly balanced• Opposite in the color
wheel.• Distinctive Strengths:
– V+Y = wide value range– R+G = extreme agitation– O+B = wide temperature
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Contrasting Harmonies
Warm / Cool
• 4 hues = neighboringpair of warm and cool
• Cool = V ⇒ G• Warm = R ⇒ Y• Either way = RV &
YG depending onwhat it is paired with
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Contrasting Harmonies
DoubleComplementary
• More structured thanWarm/Cool
• 2 adjacentcomplementary pairs =4 hue contrastingscheme
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Contrasting Harmonies
Split Complementary
• 3 hues• 2 = surrounding colors
of a complement• Can also be considered
as a Balanced ColorHarmony
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Balanced Harmonies
Triad
• Color Chords• Equilateral Triangle in
color circle• High Hue variety and
balanced.
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Balanced Harmonies
Triad
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Balanced Harmonies
Tetrad• Balanced 4 Hue
Scheme• Square or rectangle
within color wheel• High Hue Variety and
Flexibility.
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Balanced Harmonies
Tetrad
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Keyed Color Harmony
Color Keys• describe a range of
value and saturation• A palette can be
created with all thesame value orsaturation keys.
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Additional Color Harmonies• Simple: Variation of 2-4 hues• High and Low Saturation: all high or low saturation
hues• Neutral with accents: Achromatic with 1 or 2 accent
strong hue• Light and Dark Value: hues keyed to same value• Limited Hue Saturation: 1-3 hues + greys (tones)• Chromatic Gradation: pure hues + gradation between• Value Gradation: 2-4 hues + light to dark value
variations
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Color Harmonyin Art & Design
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Phenomena Shield and Green
Paul Jenkins, 1969
Analogous Scheme withtouches of Complementarycolor
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Emile Nolde, 1969
Tetrad Scheme
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AIGA Atlanta Big Night Poster
Ted Fabella, 1969
Complementary Scheme
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Two Little Circus Girls
Auguste Renoir, 1879
Monochromatice Schemewith touches of achromatic foremphasis
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Kansas City Events Posters
Jon Muller
Chromatic Gradation,Analogous, Triad Schemes
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Thoughts of Summer
Robert Lazuka, 1999
Monochromatic Scheme
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Ka-ching.com
Website
Analogous Scheme
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Titler.com
Website
Complementary Scheme
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Spring in the Chateau du Repas
Noriyoshi Ishigooka, 1987
Split-ComplementaryScheme
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Hafele America Company Ads
Charlie Elberson
Varying Schemes
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Briarwood Mall Billboards
Perich & Partners
Varying Schemes
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ResourcesColor Workbook Becky KoenigMinimal Graphics Catherine FishelArt Fundamentals Ocvirk, Stinson, Wigg, BoneLaunching the Imagination Mary StewartFresh Styles for Web Designers Curt Cloninger