And, with Blue, we can choose either Violet or Green. We can guess now that with the color Yellow, we can choose Green, or form another harmonic pair with Orange. Let’s go from Red to the opposite way, towards Orange – again, an ideally harmonious pair. Red and Violet compose a harmonious pair. It could be explained scientifically – they are reflecting similar light. In painting, they create an incredible harmonious feeling. These are adjacent Colors on the Color Triangle. These 6 pairs illustrate Colors that we call Related or Analogous Colors. We need at least one more color for that.Ĭolor Harmony is a combination of two or more Colors, forming an organic unity that affects us aesthetically. The Color itself, on it’s own, cannot produce an impression of harmony or contrast. Primaries and Secondaries, these 6 simple basic Colors, can form harmony or contrast effects when interacting with each other. Have a look at these Color pairs we have divided into two categories – Harmony and Contrast categories. The knowledge of Color potential and the interaction between them can dramatically increase the ability to manipulate the Color, rendering Colors – not blindly, but with a high level of prediction of what Color and Tone you can get as the result. Well, now we have to understand how can we use our knowledge of Primary and Secondary Colors.

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