Colours that are next to each other on the colour wheel are called harmonious.
Complementary colours are colours that are opposite each other on the colour wheel.
when complementary are used together it creates contrast. Adding a colours complimentary colour will usually make a darker shade.
Warm colours such as red: orange, yellow and browns, can be found on the red side of the wheel.
Cool colours such as: blue, green, violet and greys, can be found on the blue side of the wheel.
Black, white and grey are called neutral colours.
Complementary colours are colours that are opposite each other on the colour wheel.
when complementary are used together it creates contrast. Adding a colours complimentary colour will usually make a darker shade.
Warm colours such as red: orange, yellow and browns, can be found on the red side of the wheel.
Cool colours such as: blue, green, violet and greys, can be found on the blue side of the wheel.
Black, white and grey are called neutral colours.
A color circle, based on red, yellow and blue, is traditional in the field of art. Sir Isaac Newton developed the first circular diagram of colors in 1666. Since then, scientists and artists have studied and designed numerous variations of this concept.
What can we interpret from these colours?
As you can see from this colour wheel, we can use each colour to describe what mood we are in, how we are feeling or just in general. This will also fit in will with a lot of other subjects such as textiles, interior design and many other things.
What are the groups of colours?
From the picture above, you can see the colour wheel labelled with Secondary, Tertiary and Primary.
Primary: primary colours are 3 colours that can be combined to create a set range of other various colours.
Secondary: a secondary colour is a colour you get resulted in the mix of two primary colours.
Tertiary: tertiary colours are the resulting colour formed when an equal amount of a primary and secondary colour are mixed.
Primary: primary colours are 3 colours that can be combined to create a set range of other various colours.
Secondary: a secondary colour is a colour you get resulted in the mix of two primary colours.
Tertiary: tertiary colours are the resulting colour formed when an equal amount of a primary and secondary colour are mixed.