The Colour Wheel

Dr. Gil Dekel (Art, Design & Media).

Examples of Colour Sets (Schemes):

Monochromes – any single colour, on the colour wheel:

Complementary – any two opposites/contrasting colours (producing a vibrant feeling in design):

Split complementary – a colour, and the two colours on each side of its complementary colour:

Near complementary – A colour plus the adjacent colour to its complement:

Double complements – any two adjacent colours, and their two adjacent opposites:

Triads – any three colours at an equal distance (these are contrast colours, creating a tension in design):

Analogous – any three colours that are next to each other (create harmony in design):

Mutual complements – three colours at the same distance, plus the complimentary of the central colour of them: