Color theory describes the relationships between different colors on a color wheel. Complementary colors sit opposite each other on the wheel, analogous colors are adjacent, and color triads use three evenly spaced colors. The document provides examples of complementary, analogous, and triad color schemes according to color theory principles.

1. Color Theory

3. yellow
yellow-orange
green-yellow
green orange
orange-red
blue-green
red
blue
purple red-purple
blue-purple

4. Complementary Colors
• Colors that are opposite one another on the
color wheel.

11. Analogous Colors
• Colors that are similar to one another AND are
next to one another on the color wheel. They
can be used in sets of 2, 3, 4, 5 or more.

20. Color Triads
• Triads are 3 colors that are evenly spaced
throughout the color wheel.
• Red, Yellow, Blue
• Purple, Orange, Green

29. Complementary Color Schemes
Color Triads