1. Floral Design Color Schemes
Ms. Vick

2. Color Wheel

3. Monochromatic Same color but different shades
Flowers of exactly the same color and shade are not monochromatic

4. Polychromatic Uses a wide range of colors Warm and cool colors
“Rainbow colors”
Multiple colors that do not fit into another color scheme

5. Primary Red, blue, yellow
Colors cannot be combined to make primary colors HOWEVER they can be combined to make other colors
Often times a purplish color of a specific shade is used as blue

6. Secondary Green, orange, purple Created by combining primary colors
May use different shades of these colors (peach for orange, lavender for purple, etc.)

7. Analogous Colors that are next to each other on the color wheel
Remember: it is a wheel and not the arch that we associate with rainbows. This puts red and purple next to each other…

8. Complementary Colors across from each other on the color wheel Main:
Purple/Yellow
Green/Red
Orange/Blue

9. Warm Red, yellow, orange (and most shades of these colors)
Gives a “warm” feeling
These are colors that feel like they are advancing (coming toward you)
(Think of colors that are used next to each other in 3-D animation)

10. Cool Blue, violet (purple), and green Gives a “cool” feeling
These are colors that are receding (moving away from you)