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Color Relationships

Author: mario fierro-hernandez
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Terms to Know
Analogous Colors

Hues which are next to each other on the color wheel; analogous colors on one side of the color wheel are considered warm, and on the other side, cool.

Complementary Colors

Two hues which sit directly opposite each other on the color wheel.

Josef Albers

American artist, teacher, and author of Interaction of Color, one of the most important books on perception and the study of color theory.

Simultaneous Contrast

The effect two neighboring colors have on one another; this effect is contained in one of Albers' laws of interaction.

Split Complementary Colors

A combination of three colors, consisting of a main hue and the two hues that sit on either side of its complement on the color wheel.