COLOUR THEORY - DESIGN PRINCIPLES

EXPERIMENTING WITH COLOUR AND CONTRASTS:

COMPLIMENTARY COLOUR CONTRAST

SATURATION CONTRASTS

COLOUR CONTRASTS

These are the main 3 forms of colour contrast: 

Contrast of Tone- Monochromatic Values :

Contrast of Hue- Juxtaposition of Colours:

Contrast of Saturation- Same colour contrast of saturation:

Other contrasts of Colour include:

Contrast of Extension/ Proportion- different weights of colour next to each other giving different results:

Contrast of Temperature- Juxtaposing warm/ cool colours:

Contrast of Complimentary Colours:

Simultaneous Contrast- formed when boundaries between colours 'vibrate', often found in complimentary contrast.