The color wheel is the main tool for combining colors.
The color wheel is designed so that combinations of any colors chosen from it will look good together. The main thing is to learn how to use this tool.
According to color theory, harmonious color combinations are obtained
- Of any two colors located opposite each other on the color wheel.
- When using any three colors evenly distributed across the color wheel, forming a triangle.
- When using any four colors that form a rectangle.
Harmonious combinations of colors are called color schemes. Color schemes remain harmonious regardless of rotation angle.
Complementary or complementary colors
Complementary or complementary colors are any two colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel. For example, blue and orange, red and green. These colors create high contrast, so they are used when you need to highlight something. Ideally, you should use one color as a background and another as an accent.
Classic triad
The classic triad is a combination of three colors that are equally spaced from each other on the color wheel. For example, red, yellow and blue. The process scheme also has high contrast, but is more balanced than complementary colors. The principle here is that one color dominates and accents the other two. This composition looks alive even when using pale and desaturated colors.
Analog triad
Analogue Triad: A combination of 2 to 5 (ideally 2 to 3) colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. An example would be combinations of muted colors: yellow-orange, yellow, yellow-green, green, blue-green.
Contrasting triad (split - additional colors)
Using split complementary colors gives a high degree of contrast, but is not as saturated as a complementary color. Split complementary colors provide greater harmony than using a direct complementary color.
Tetrad - a combination of four colors
This scheme includes one primary and two secondary colors, plus a secondary accent color. Example: blue-green, blue-violet, orange-red, orange-yellow.
This is the most complex scheme. It offers more color variety than any other scheme, but if all four colors are used in equal amounts, the scheme can look unbalanced, so you need to choose one color as dominant. One should avoid using pure color in equal quantities.
Square
A combination of 4 colors equidistant from each other on the color wheel. These colors differ from each other in tone, but also complement each other. Example: purple, orange-red, yellow, blue-green.
Now that we know the right color combinations, we can effectively select the color of our kite so that it looks as harmonious as possible in the sky.
As for me, there are several types of sky:
bright blue, no clouds
bright blue, with clouds
light gray, overcast
dark gray.
Personally, I noted that the black color of the kite looks the most contrasting in any sky, and often just a black octopus was remembered by the audience more than the same purple octopus.
Write in the comments what color is your sky? What color do you prefer to use to create your kites?