Color Schemes/Color Color Schemes/Color HarmonyHarmony

• Pleasing choice and Pleasing choice and arrangement of arrangement of colorscolors

• Determined by Determined by flowers and flowers and accessory colorsaccessory colors

• Green foliages and Green foliages and stems do not count stems do not count

• Neutral colors do not Neutral colors do not countcount

Color Schemes/Color Color Schemes/Color HarmonyHarmony

CategoriesCategories• Related- Use common color to unifyRelated- Use common color to unify

MonochromaticMonochromatic AnalogousAnalogous

• Contrasting - Colors from distant parts of Contrasting - Colors from distant parts of the wheelthe wheel ComplementaryComplementary Split complementarySplit complementary TriadicTriadic

MonochromaticMonochromatic• Mono = oneMono = one• Chroma = colorChroma = color

One color!

MonochromaticMonochromatic

This design uses various tints, tones and shades of red

MonochromMonochromaticatic

This design uses various tints, tones

and shades of green

Analogous Color Analogous Color SchemeScheme

• Next to each other on the color wheelNext to each other on the color wheel• Have a color in commonHave a color in common• Three or more colorsThree or more colors

Francois Boucher Madame Marquise de la Pompadour.

Analogous Color Analogous Color SchemeScheme

• The bloodline The bloodline of the primary of the primary parent (red) is parent (red) is easy to see in easy to see in the “aunts, the “aunts, uncles and uncles and cousins” cousins” pictured in this pictured in this designdesign

Analogous Color Analogous Color SchemeScheme

• In this In this Thanksgiving Thanksgiving design the primary design the primary color is yellow with color is yellow with the related red, the related red, red/orange, red/orange, orange/yellow, orange/yellow, yellow/green yellow/green included. Even the included. Even the color of the pie fits color of the pie fits into the schemeinto the scheme

CONTRASTICONTRASTING NG

SCHEMESSCHEMES• Visually excitingVisually exciting• Unrelated colors Unrelated colors

from distant part of from distant part of color wheelcolor wheel

• Artist determines Artist determines correct color correct color proportions and proportions and proper color proper color placementplacement

Complementary Color Complementary Color SchemeScheme

• Two hues directly opposite Two hues directly opposite each other on the color each other on the color wheel.wheel.

• ContrastContrast• Do not share a common Do not share a common

colorcolor

Vincent van Gogh

Complementary Color Complementary Color SchemeScheme

• Vibrate when Vibrate when placed side by placed side by sideside

• Can create a Can create a focal pointfocal point

Complementary Color Complementary Color SchemeScheme

•Opposites Opposites attract! attract!

Split Complementary Split Complementary Color SchemeColor Scheme

• Three colorsThree colors• Any hue plus Any hue plus

two hues two hues adjacent to its adjacent to its complementcomplement

• Offers varietyOffers variety

Split Complementary Split Complementary Color SchemeColor Scheme

• Three colorsThree colors• Red, Red-Violet, Red, Red-Violet,

Red-OrangeRed-Orange

Triadic Color Triadic Color SchemeScheme

• Three colors Three colors equally spaced on equally spaced on color wheelcolor wheel

• Unrelated colorsUnrelated colors

Triadic Color Triadic Color SchemesSchemes

• Orange, Green, VioletOrange, Green, Violet

• Orange, Green, Violet, and a touch of purple Orange, Green, Violet, and a touch of purple for a focal pointfor a focal point

• What is What is the color the color scheme of scheme of this this design?design?

•AnalagousAnalagous

• What is What is the color the color scheme of scheme of this this design?design?

•TriadicTriadic