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The Facts About Colour Schemes

Colour impacts on us in many ways & plays an important role in our everyday lives.

It is normal practice in the role of a colour cosultant to use colour to change & enhance the look of an interior or exterior space.

A colour scheme generally involves more than just one colour & the combining of colour will alter the visual effects of the space.

There are 3 Groups of colour to consider when deciding which will best suit you.

1. Hot Colour Scheme

2. Cool Colour Scheme

3. Neutral Colour Scheme

Within these 3 colour schemes there are 6 categories of how colour relates to each other.

Monochramatic This is one colour scheme which can incorporate several values of the colour to keep it from looking monotonous. Various textures help to enhance this single colour.

Complimentary These schemes use colours, which are opposite each other on the colour wheel, eg red & green or blue & orange.

The result is usually vibrant and lively. It works best if one colour dominates and the other serves as a contrast.

Split Complimentary This scheme is one, which uses any colour from the wheel in combination with the two colours that are directly opposite the one chosen. For example, you could use blue with red/orange and yellow/orange

Related/Analogous This scheme uses three to five colours and includes one of three primary colours (red,yellow & blue). The related analogous colours are the colour segments showing on either side of the primary colour. Varying the value &intensity of the colours is beneficial.

Triadic This scheme uses three colours that are equidistant on the colour wheel, eg, red, yellow and blue. One colour can be used as the dominant colour and the other two as accents.

Achromatic These are colours in the white through to black range. Achromatic schemes are restrained and sophisticated.