Glossary
Colour Schemes
Planned relationships between colours in a design, classified into three groups: related, contrasting, and balanced.
“The appropriate colour scheme is a design decision, not merely an aesthetic preference - it must be coordinated with all other elements and principles.”
Related colour schemes use colours that lie next to each other on the wheel. Contrasting schemes use colours that lie generally opposite. Balanced schemes use colours equally spaced around the wheel. Within these three groups, eight specific harmonies are identified, from the simplest (monochromatic) to the most demanding (polychromatic and tetrad). The appropriate scheme is a design decision, not merely an aesthetic preference.
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