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Colour schemes
Creating colour schemes English vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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colour harmony | characteristics of visually pleasing colour combinations |
monochromatic colour scheme | use of one colour or hue saturation intensity of a colour |
value | lightness or darkness of a colour |
analogous colour scheme | use of colours that are next to each other on the wheel |
complementary colour scheme | use of colours that are opposite each other on the wheel |
split-complementary colour scheme | use of the colours on either side of the complement |
triadic colour scheme | use of three colours that are evenly spaced |
tetradic colour scheme | scheme that forms a rectangle on the wheel and uses two complementary colour pairs |
square colour scheme | use of four complementary colours evenly spaced around the colour wheel |
legible | clear enough to be read |
neutral colour | colour like black, white, and grey |
colour theory | guidance to colour mixing and the visual effects of a specific colour combination |