Colour Theory

Colour theory is a set of rules made that specify how colours work properly, these rules are usually displayed using a colour wheel which is a rainbow of colours from the colour spectrum applied to a circle.

>Colour Wheel

The colour wheel is useful when trying to find colours that are similar in a sense that they can come across asthetically pleasing.

>Analog Colours

Analog colours have colours that are adjacent to them on the colour wheel, one of the colours is the most dominant while the other is used to almost compliment the initial colour.

>Complementary Colours

These colours consist of two which are opposite eachother on the colour wheel, it looks best placed when to fairly opposite personality colour are put together e.g warm and cool colours like red and blue.

>Split Complementary Colours

Split complementary is a variation of the standard complementary scheme. This theme uses a colour then two adjecent colours to create a complimentary effect, provding high contrast without strong tension.

>Triad Colours

Triad colours uses three colours equally spaced around the colour wheel. It is a quite popular concept offering large amounts of contrast without seeming out of place. It is meant to look more balanced and harmonious.