What are the complementary colors for all primary colors?
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I am doing some painting and I would like to know what are matching complementary colors.
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Answer:
In color theory for photography, complementary colors are located on oposite sides of the color wheel. For the primary colors, these pairs are: Yellow - Purple Blue - Orange Red - Green A full diagram can be found here: http://myphotographylessons.com/how-to-use-complementary-colors-in-photography/ Solid complementary colors next to each other will create a bold image with lots of contrast. Mixing a small amount of a color's complementary opposite will darken and dull the original, main, color. This is useful for making shadows.
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In traditional color theory, complementary colors are directly across from primary colors on the color wheel. In theory, if you mix a (pure) primary color with it's complement, you get grey as they cancel each other out. (Remember Black is NO color, and White is ALL colors). RED - GREEN YELLOW - PURPLE BLUE - ORANGE These are specific colors ie not just any shade of BLUE etc. To find the color opposite a mixed color use both complementary colors. example- YOU mix RED and ORANGE. The colors opposite on the wheel are Green and Blue. So the opposite color would be a mix of GREEN and BLUE. I believe in interior design etc. when you speak of complementary colors, you are referring to a chosen color and the complementary colors are the colors next to it on the wheel. This is for choosing a palette for decorating.
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When looking at the color wheel, colors next to each other are complementary. If you want a calming affect use shades of a color. For a bold look, you can use colors directly across on the wheel. Black, white, brown and gray go with everything.
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Red-green Yellow-purple Blue-orange
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