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Colour schemes
Creating colour schemes English vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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