Schemes

Analogous color scheme (colors that contain a common hue and are found next to each other on the color wheel
1 set in red, red-orange, and red-violet)



1 set in Tones (color plus 30% gray)



Complementary color scheme (two colors opposite one another on the color wheel)
1 set your choice



1 set in Tints (color plus white)



1 set in Shades (color plus black)




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Seven Warm/Aggressive colors in a combination of pure color, tints, tones, and shades.


Seven Cool/Receding colors in a combination of pure color, tints, tones, and shades


Triad color scheme (composed of three colors spaced an equal distance apart on the color wheel, e.g., the three primary colors - red, blue, and yellow.
1 set in pure color.

Diad color scheme (two colors that are two colors apart on the color wheel, e.g., red and orange.
1 set in Tints (color plus white)



1 set in Tones (color plus 30% gray)



1 set in Shades (color plus black)




Split complementary (one color and using the color on each side of its complement on the color wheel, e.g., red, yellow-green, and blue-green)
1 set in pure color.



Double complementary (two adjacent hues and their opposites, e.g., red and red-orange, green and blue-green)
1 set in Pure color.



Intensity (the brightness or dullness of a color. A pure color is a high-intensity color. A dulled hue (a color mixed with its complement is called a low-intensity color.)
Neutralize by choosing a high-intensity (bright) color and neutralizing (dulling it) by adding:
Black, white, gray, and its complement