![]() ![]() Complementary colors: pairs of colors that are positioned on opposite ends of the color wheel.In color theory, color harmony refers to eye-pleasing and harmonious color combinations. If you’re about to attempt a tetradic color scheme, read on for inspiration, tips, and how to create your own tetradic color palette. If you want to draw viewers’ attention with bold color contrast, a tetrad is a great way to go. However, that also means when executed properly, they can produce a one-of-a-kind effect that stands out in a crowd. Tetradic colors (also known as rectangular colors) are one of the hardest color schemes to pull off effectively. Make It from Your Heart Vol.In today’s article, you’ll learn how to master tetradic colors, one of the most complex color schemes. 1: Pattern 22Ī1192 My Acrylix ® Happy Heart Stamp Set, Z3351 Adventure Fundamental Paper Packet, Z3352 Enchantment Fundamental Paper Packet, 1385 White Daisy Cardstock, X5978 Glacier Cardstock, Z2826 Heather Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad, Z2854 Pomegranate Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad, Z3189 White & Gold Ribbon, Z2060 Thin 3-D Foam Tape, Sewing Machine In case you’re wondering how to classify our exclusive colors in the range of blue-green or red-violet, use this color wheel to simplify your color selection process:Īre you enjoying learning about color? Let us know what you think and what you want to know in the comments below!Ĥ¼” x 5½” You Make My Heart Happy Card (Horizontal) Our two-toned cardstock, makes it especially easy to get more variety of the same color when you use both sides. Adding different hues in the same color is an easy way to enhance an already winning color combination. Instead of going with the complementary color, we split the complementary and went with hues that fell to either side: Pansy (blue-violet), and Bashful and Pixie (both in the red-violet). Since Canary fits into the yellow category, its complementary color would be violet. In the page above, we used Canary (yellow). ![]() If you look back at the card, we also incorporated Glacier cardstock, which works well since it also fits into the blue-green family. You can easily add a fourth (maybe dare a fifth and sixth!) color and still be in a split complementary scheme. This card was made using Pomegranate (red), Goldrush (orange), and Lagoon (blue-green) patterned papers and cardstock.Īs you know, our exclusive color palette is made up of more hues than the 12 basic colors you see in a color wheel. How does that translate into our exclusive colors? Take a look: To add a third color using the split complementary scheme, split red-orange into two and use red and orange with the blue-green instead. They are opposite each other on the color wheel and therefore complementary. Take for example red-orange and blue-green. ![]() You take two colors opposite each other on the color wheel, like red and green, and split one of them into its two adjacent colors on the wheel. ![]() Split complementary colors are pretty much what the name implies. We defined complementary colors as two colors opposite the color wheel, such as Cranberry and Willow (red and green), and Goldrush and Pacifica (orange and blue). The first time we talked color on the blog, back in January, we reviewed complementary color schemes and how to use them. ![]()
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