1. Color Schemes

2. 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

3. Monochromatic

4. Monochromatic

5. Monochromatic

6. 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

7. Analogous

8. Analogous

9. Analogous

10. 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

11. Complementary

12. Complementary

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

14. Split-Complimentary

15. 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

16. Triad

17. Triad

18. Triad

19. Activity Time!!

20. 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