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How To Use A Standard Color Wheel To Paint Your Home

Colors don’t exist in a vacuum; rather, every shade is intricately connected and bears a relationship to one another. By familiarizing yourself with the color wheel and the way it operates, you can gain a better understanding of the relationships between shades, and therefore be in a better position to select colors that help achieve the desired aesthetic of your home.

Working with a color wheel, the potential for devising attractive decorating schemes is practically limitless. Schemes are helpful guidelines that ensure cohesion and cooperation amongst your selected shades. The most successful and intriguing combinations fall into one of the following categories:

MONOCHROMATIC (ONE COLOR)

is scheme utilizes one color in several different shades or tints, often in light, medium, or dark tones. A monochromatic palette screams sophistication, especially when dealing with a softer or more subtle shade. When a monochromatic palette is utilized in a darker or bolder shade, the result it daring.

ADJACENT OR ANALOGOUS (TWO – SIX COLORS)

is system employs two or more colors which are found next to one another on the color wheel. e best execution of this color scheme involves choosing one color to use more dominantly than the others.

COMPLEMENTARY (TWO COLORS)

e say the best clichés are irrefutably true, and that’s certainly the case with the saying “opposites attract” in the world of interior design. is scheme mobilizes two colors that sit opposite to one another on the color wheel. Again, the best results will favor one shade more prominently to prevent the shades from clashing.

TRIAD (THREE COLORS)

is scheme takes three colors that form an equally-spaced triangle on the color wheel. For example, yellow-orange, blue-green, and redviolet. With the triad scheme, you’ll want to select one shade as your dominant, one as your secondary, and another as your accent.

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