Color Schemes By Amerie Brown
Complementary Two colors opposite of eachother on the colorwheel. It is an easy to use color scheme that leaves the room feeling harmonious and cooling.
Triadic
Three evenly spaced colors on the color wheel. Triadic colors tend to be vibrant. The colors are carefully balanced
Monochromatic
One single color shaded into lighter and darker shades. Smooth, Elegant, and nice to look at for the eyes even if its an aggresive color shade.
Neutral Neutral colors are a subtle background color. It can be described as warm, cool, and neutral. Neutral colors make a good background and unify diverse color palletes.
Analogous
Colors next to eachother on the color wheel that create comfortable designs. This color scheme is very pleasing to the eye.
Split Complementary
Strong visual contact and has less tension. Mix of the complementary color scheme in addition to the base color it uses to adjacent colors.
Tetrad
Four colors in complementary pairs. Rich color scheme. Works best if one color is dominant. Balance warm and cool colors.
Complementary Triad Colors that are opposite on the color wheel. Intense color combo. Put lighter or darker shades of any color to make a sophisticated range of neutral and bright colors.
Analogous Complementary
Bright colors that coordinate together pretty well. Each color makes the other pop.
Accented Neutral
Neutral colors as above and one or more splashes of colors found on the color wheel. Light neutrals such as cream and white to darker shades such as chocolate or charcoal.