Double complementary colors

We explore the color wheel, primary, secondary, tertiary, analogous, complementary, split-complimentary, and double-complimentary colors in an easy way.

Tetradic or double complementary colors uses four colors together, in the form of two sets of complementary colors. For example, blue and orange is paired with yellow and violet. [ “ It offers more color variety than any other scheme (but) if all four colors are used in equal amounts, the scheme may look unbalanced, so you should choose a color to be dominant or subdue the colors. Avoid using pure colors in equal amounts. ” ]

Creating Color HarmonyPutting together harmonious color combinations begins with understanding how we see colors and the relationships of each hue to one another.

Thank you to all the talented Crafters who are sharing artwork in our Gallery Pease join us for another Color Challenge and don't forget to invite your friends There are really only six Double Complementary Rectangle combinations that you can form. You must use the four corner colors of the rectangle. 1. Using the rectangle example above you would use these colors: orange, yellow, blue, and violet. OR You can choose one of the five other Double Complementary Rectangle combinations below: 2…

In this picture there is red, green, yellow, and blue. Red and green are complementary. Blue and orange are complementary.

Double Complementary