Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
Analogous
Colors adjacent to each other on the color wheel are said to be
analogous.
Although
noticeably different from one another, the relationship becomes more about temperature differen-
ce. Above, for example, a viewer will note a collection of green hues of varying warmth.
Complementary
Two colors appearing opposite each other on the color wheel are complements
of each other. Their mixture results in a neutral tone, or
neutral.
With light, the neutral is a medium
gray; with ink it's a dull brown.
