AD 12500 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Complementary Colors, Josef Albers, Cyan
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Color schemes: designers establish color schemes to set a basic guide, or rule of thumb, to build upon. Some designers" color schemes do not seem to follow any of the basic schemes, yet work very well. A successful color scheme is not necessarily determined by which concept was followed, but by how it was applied and to what proportions. Color schemes can be applied to the standard 12-part color wheel. Monochromatic schemes: the monochromatic is perhaps the simplest and most basic of the color schemes, a single hue is varied throughout in tints, tones, and shades. Complementary schemes: these color schemes offer an even greater variety in contrast or accent by using colors that are directly opposite on the color wheel. Triad schemes: any three hues that are equidistant on the color wheel compose a triadic color scheme, blue and yellow wall paints in this interior are accented with red furniture, creating a strong triad color scheme.
