Thursday, 24 November 2011

Colour Theory 8/11/11


Colour Contrast

These are the main 3 forms of colour contrast: 

Contrast of Tone- Monochromatic Values



Contrast of Hue- Juxtaposition of Colours



Contrast of Saturation- Same colour contrast of saturation






Other contrasts of Colour include:

Contrast of Extension/ Proportion- different weights of colour next to each other giving different results:





Contrast of Temperature- Juxtaposing warm/ cool colours.


Contrast of Complimentary Colours-




Simultaneous Contrast- formed when boundaries between colours 'vibrate', often found in complimentary contrast.

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