1. CREATING A COLOUR SCHEME

2. RELATED COLOUR SCHEMES

3. MONOCHROMATIC SCHEMES
use different
tones or
values of the
same hue

4. NEUTRAL SCHEMES
based entirely
on neutral
colours
(cream, beige,
grey, white)

5. NEUTRALS AND ONE COLOUR
use neutrals
as backdrop
and one
colour as an
accent

6. ANALOGOUS COLOUR SCHEMES
use adjacent
hues which are
located next to
each other on a
colour wheel

7. CONTRASTING HARMONIES

8. MONOCHROME SCHEMES
Use
white, black
and grey

9. COMPLIMENTARY SCHEMES
use two colours
which are located
opposite to each
other on the colour
wheel

10. SPLIT-COMPLIMENTARY SCHEMES
made from one
hue on the one
side of the
wheel and the
two hues on
either side of
its compliment

11. TRIADIC SCHEMES
use three colours
that are
equidistant to each
other on the colour
wheel

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13. Photo credits
• Slides 1,2,7 – www.compfight.com
• Slides 3,4,6,8 – House Beautiful
• Slides 5,9 – Elle Décor
• Slide 10 - http://decorology.blogspot.com
• Slide 11 – www.pinterest.com