Color Schemes

Monochromatic The color scheme that uses tints and shades of ONE color on the color wheel Example: Yellow and Yellow-Orange OR Blue and Blue-Violet

Monochromatic

Monochromatic

Monochromatic

Analogous The color scheme that uses colors next to each other on the color wheel – Don’t have to be of the same shade/color Example: Yellow, Yellow-Orange and Orange

Analogous

Analogous

Analogous

Complementary The color scheme that uses two colors that are directly opposite each other on the color wheel. Example: - Red and Green - Blue and Orange

Complementary

Complementary

Split Complementary The color scheme that combines one color with the two colors on each side of its compliments. Use three colors

Split-Complimentary

Triad The color scheme that uses any three colors that are an equal distance apart on the color wheel. Examples: Red, Yellow, Blue - Orange, Green, Purple

Triad

Triad

Triad

Activity Time!!

Activity Step 1: Grab a piece of paper and write your name on it Step 2: You will need to create 4 color schemes (they all need to be different). Step 3: You will create 4 color schemes by using markers, color pencils, or crayons. – Not this: cutting out pieces of color from paint sample cards. *Label your color schemes and each individual Colors the color you want it to be* -- If you write Orange and it looks like Orange-Yellow, I’ll take it for Orange