More colour schemes.

Further to my post on the colour wheel I would like to add a few somewhat more complex colour schemes. 

The first of which is called TRIADIC. 

A TRIADIC colour scheme uses three colours evenly spaced around the wheel. The easiest way to place them is by using a triangle of equal sides. Triadic schemes tend to be vibrant, offering strong visual contrasts while still retaining colour harmony. As far as contrast is concerned , it is not as high as the complimentary colour scheme but the colour harmony it presents is easier to achieve. 

PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF THE COLOUR GUILD

Next up is the SPLIT COMPLEMENTARY colour scheme . In addition to the main base colour it uses the 2 colours adjacent to the complimentary colour. Creates the same strong visual contrast but with less tension

             

   

A TETRADIC or rectangular colour scheme uses 4 colours arranged in 2 COMPLEMENTARY pairs. This colour scheme works best if one colour is dominant.