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The ultimate colorcombinations cheat sheet

Finding a correct color combination is one of the most important steps in designing a stylishand holistic look. This is why we’re offering you this cheat sheet, so you’ll always hit thebullseye when choosing clothes and interior decor.

Scheme № 1: A complementary combinationComplementary (also known as supplementary or contrasting) colors are colors that sitopposite of each other on the Itten color circle. The combination of such colors createsa vivid and energizing effect, especially at maximum saturation.

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Scheme № 2: The triad — a combination of three colorsA Triad is a combination of 3 colors that are equidistant from each other on the color circle.It produces a high contrast effect while preserving ’harmony.’ Such a composition looksvibrant even when you use pale and unsaturated colours.

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Scheme № 3: An analogous combinationThis is a combination of 2 to 5 (ideally 2 to 3) colors that are ajacent to each other on thecolor circle. It creates a calming, likeable impression. Here’s an example of combininganalogous muted colors: yellow-orange, yellow, yellow-green, green, blue-green.

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Scheme № 4: The split complementary combinationA variation on the complementary color combination. In this case, you take one primarycolor and two complementary ones (the colors that lie on both sides of the primary color’santipode on the color circle). The effect created by such a scheme is just as contrastingas the one before but slightly less intense. If you feel unconfident about using thecomplementary scheme, use the split complementary instead.

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Scheme № 5: The tetrad — a combination of four colorsThis is a scheme that includes one primary and two complementary colors, plusan additional color that highlights the accents. An example: blue-green, blue-violet, orange-red, orange-yellow.

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Scheme № 6: The squareA combination of 4 colors that are equidistant from each other on the color circle. In thiscase, the colors differ from each other in tone, but are also complementary. This createsa dynamic, vivid, and playful effect. An example: violet, orange-red, yellow, blue-green.

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Combinations of individual coloursWhite: combines with everything, especially blue, red and black.

Beige: combines with blue, brown, emerald, black, red, white.

Gray: combines with fuchsia, red, violet, pink, blue.

Pink: combines with brown, white, mint green, olive, gray, turquoise, light blue.

Fuchsia (dark pink): combines with gray, yellow-brown, lime, mint green, brown.

Red: combines with yellow, white, fulvous, green, blue, black.

Tomato-red: combines with cyan, mint green, sand, creamy-white, gray.

Cherry-red: combines with azure, gray, light-orange, sandy, pale-yellow, beige.

Raspberry-red: combines with white, black, damask rose.

Brown: combines with bright-cyan, cream, pink, fawn, green, beige.

Light-brown: combines with pale-yellow, cream-white, blue, green, purple, red.

Dark-brown: combines with lime-yellow, cyan, mint green, purple-pink, lime.

Reddish-brown: combines with pink, dark-brown, blue, green, purple.

Orange: combines with cyan, blue, lilac, violet, white, black.

Light-orange: combines with gray, brown, olive.

Dark-orange: combines with pale-yellow, olive, brown, cherry.

Yellow: combines with blue, lilac, light-cyan, violet, gray, black.

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Lemon-yellow: combines with cherry-red, brown, blue, gray.

Pale-yellow: combines with fuchsia, gray, brown, shades of red, yellowish brown, blue,purple.

Golden yellow: combines with gray, brown, azure, red, black.

Olive: combines with orange, light-brown, brown.

Green: combines with golden-brown, orange, salad green, yellow, brown, gray, cream,black, creamy-white.

Salad green: combines with brown, yellowish-brown, fawn, gray, dark-blue, red, gray.

Turquoise: combines with fuchsia, cherry-red, yellow, brown, cream, dark-violet.

Electric colors: combines with golden-yellow, brown, light brown, gray, or silver.

Cyan: combines with red, gray, brown, orange, pink, white, yellow.

Dark-blue: combines with light-lilac, cyan, yellowish-green, brown, gray, pale-yellow,orange, green, red, white.

Lilac: combines with orange, pink, dark-violet, olive, gray, yellow, white.

Dark-violet: combines with golden-brown, pale-yellow, gray, turquoise, mint green,light-orange.

Black is a universal colour — it looks elegant in any combination, especially withorange, pink, salad green, white, red, mauvish, or yellow.

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