identify the following color schemes: complementary, triadic, analogous, split complementary, monochromatic
Identify and apply the correct use of swatches and color libraries
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abstract.jpgColor can make or break a composition. Up until now, it may have been difficult to discern why some color combinations seemed to work and others clash. Putting your new knowledge of color relationships to use in your compositions will create successful balance and harmony in an instant.
The three color schemes this assessment will investigate are analogous, complementary and monochromatic. Analogous colors are adjacent, or next to each other on the color wheel. For example, yellow, orange and red are Analogous colors. Complementary colors are across from each other on the color wheel. Red and green are complementary colors. Instead of being harmonious in nature, complementary colors tend to vibrate when they are set side by side. Monochromatic colors are slightly different. Instead of going to two different colors on the color wheel, monochromatic colors are varying shades by adding black and tints by adding white of the same hue. Knowing how these three color combinations work will help you to create the effect you are after in a design.
