Color Schemes
Triad Colors
A Triad Colors combine every fourth color on the Basic Color Wheel.
This gives you 4 different palette choices of 3 colors each. 3 Primary Colors which are Yellow, Red and Blue. 3 Secondary Colors which are Orange, Violet, and Green. (as seen here)
3 Tertiary Colors
which are Yellow/Orange, Red/Violet, Blue/Green
Mother Color Method As with all colors on the Basic Color Wheel these pure paint colors must be harmonized in some way to make them less garish. Let's look at how the Mother Color Method works on a Secondary combination of Green, Orange, and Violet.
Here I've used the Orange in this Color Scheme as the Mother Color. Pure Green and pure Violet are shown on the top row. By adding a tiny bit of the Orange to Green, the result is far more pleasing. The same thing happens when you add a little Orange to the Violet. The lovely neutral Brown in the middle of the bottom row is created by mixing the 3 colors of the original Triad. Of course you can then alter each of these even further to make them Pastel Tints, Shades or Tones by adding White, Black or Grey. As long as you don't add another Hue, they will always go together.
Decorating Tips 1. Play up your dominant Mother Color in the brighter accent pieces like art, pillows and other accessories. 2. Darken one of your altered paint mixtures and lighten another for interesting variations for furniture, carpets or fabrics. 3. Neutralize one of the altered paint colors with gray and use it on large areas like your walls. Your color scheme will go beautifully together and the Mother Color will add gorgeous sparkle to the room.
Decorating Tips 1. Play up your dominant Mother Color in the brighter accent pieces like art, pillows and other accessories. 2. Darken one of your altered paint mixtures and lighten another for interesting variations for furniture, carpets or fabrics. 3. Neutralize one of the altered paint colors with gray and use it on large areas like your walls. Your Color Scheme will go beautifully together and the Mother Color will add gorgeous sparkle to the room.
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