A colour scheme EXCURSION

Although colour is very subjective many have tried to find 'rules' to explain how to place colours together.

Everyone physically and emotionally will see colours differently. There are some universally agreed colour schemes that most agree work together, which we explore below.

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MONOCHROME COLOUR SCHEMES

CONTRASTING (COMPLEMENTARY) COLOUR SCHEMES

HARMONIOUS (ANALOGOUS) COLOUR SCHEMES

HARMONIOUS CONTRAST COLOUR SCHEMES

SPLIT COMPLEMENTARY COLOUR SCHEMES

TRIADIC COLOUR SCHEMES

TETRAD COLOUR SCHEMES

DIAD COLOUR SCHEMES

NATURAL COLOUR SCHEMES

ACHROMATIC COLOUR SCHEMES

POLYCHROMATIC COLOUR SCHEMES

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