Color 3

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In color harmony, if two hues of equal intensity are placed side by side, they tend to

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compete for attention. The eye cannot focus on both, and they seem to vibrate. This effect is especially noticeable with two complementaries, such as pure red and pure green.

Question 1

Some colors go well together, others do not. A basic principle of color harmony is that one color must be

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stronger than the others, either in intensity or in the area covered.

Question 2

Another principle is that the colors must

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bear some relationship to each other. The color wheel is a useful tool for determining relationships. Colors that are side-by-side on the wheel—such as yellow and yellow green—will harmonize well.

Question 3

Complementary colors—

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colors directly across the wheel from one another—also go well together

Question 4

Color triads—

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three colors equally spaced on the wheel, such as the three primaries—are also pleasing together.

Question 5

Tints, shades, and tones of the same color will never clash, but are usually effective only when

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there is a marked contrast between them.