WHAT’S COLOR HARMONIES?
Color harmonies or color palettes basically means the balance between colors. Visual balance can be achieved by combining different colors in a scheme. It can also be achieved using different ratio of colors.
Harmonious color scheme relies on visually pleasing relationships of the three dimensions of color: hue, intensity and value. 4 types of hue harmonies:
- Complementary: using opposite hues.
- Triadic: 3 colors which are equally spaced used in combination.
- Analogous: the usage of 2 or more similar hues.
- Monochromatic: value or intensity of a single color
Colors are usually divided to cool and warm colors. Red, yellow and orange are considered warm colors while blue, green and violet are considered cool colors.
TYPES OF COLOR HARMONIES
A. NEUTRAL or ACHROMATIC COLORS
Achromatic means without hue or colorless. That means using white, gray and black.
Examples of Achromatic Harmonies:
B. MONOCHROMATIC HARMONIES
Monochromatic means variance of a hue.
Examples of Monochromatic Harmonies:
C. ANALOGOUS HARMONIES
Analogous means the combination of several hues located adjacent to each other on the color circle.
Examples of Analogous Harmonies:
D. COMPLEMENTARY COLORS
Complementary means the 2 color that opposite each other in the color circle. They are so named because when they are placed next to each other they appear brighter and with great intensity.
Examples of Complementary Colors:
E. SPLIT HARMONIES
Split harmonies consists of three hues and two secondary hues located adjacent to the direct compliment of the principle hue.
Examples of Split Harmonies:
F. TRIAD HARMONY
Triad Harmony is using three hues spaced equidistant around the color circle.
Examples of Triad Harmony:
G. TETRAD HARMONY
Tetrad Harmony is using four hues that are two sets of complementary.
Examples of Tetrad Harmony:
