Home Styling Tips: Types of Color Combinations

Whether you are choosing a paint colour for your wall, picking furniture or home accessories, you want the colours to work together, as the wrong colours can be a real eyesore. So to know what colours can well together, learn these types of colour combinations: 

Complementary Colours

Complementary colours are those that lie opposite to each other on the colour wheel. Green and red, for example. But that combination is quite strong, except for Christmas decors or gifts. But think of a rosy pink living room with sage green accents. Also, you can consider yellow and purple, and orange and blue. This is when "shades" and "tints" come into play.    

Monochromatic Colour Combination

The monochromatic colour combination is about using one colour in a variety of shades or intensities. This makes colours in any space looking and feeling harmonious. When you choose this colour combination, make sure you lean toward a number of shades and tints. However, stay away from contrasting ones. Otherwise, the colour scheme will appear uneven.For example, if you use the colour blue, you can incorporate different shades and tints of blue like navy blue, powder blue, azure, and blue gray. This colour sheme is a favourite among contemporary interior designers.

Three or More Colors

A more complex colour scheme is one that involves 3 or more colours, using 3 equidistant colours such as green, purple, and orange; and red, yellow, and blue. 

Split Complement

This colour combination is comprised of 3 colours, one primary or intermediate colour and 2 colours on its opposite sides. For example, instead of combining purple with yellow, change the mix to purple with yellow-green and orange-yellow. Or instead of red and green, go with green and red-orange and red-violet.  

Tetrad Combination

The Tetrad colour scheme involves using four colours that are equally spread around the colour wheel, such as red, purple, green, and yellow. If you think this colour combination is too much, keep in mind that colours used for interiors are diluted most of the time. Therefore, red can be pale peach; purple can be dark eggplant or blue-purple; green can be moss green; and yellow can be cream. 

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