The three secondary colors (green, orange and purple) are created by mixing two primary colors.
Another six tertiary colors are created by mixing primary and secondary colours.
Monochromatic - The monochromatic color scheme uses variations in lightness and saturation of a single color. This scheme looks clean and elegant. Monochromatic colors go well together, producing a soothing effect. The monochromatic scheme is very easy on the eyes, especially with blue or green hues. You can use it to establish an overall mood. The primary color can be integrated with neutral colors such as black, white, or gray. However, it can be difficult, when using this scheme, to highlight the most important elements.
Complimentary - The complimentary colour scheme is made of two colours that are opposite each other on the color wheel. This scheme looks best when you put a warm colour against a cool colour, for example, red versus green-blue. The complimentary scheme is intrinsically high-contrast.
When using the complimentary scheme, it is important to choose a dominant color and use its complimentary color for accents. Using one color for the background and its complimentary color to highlight important elements, you will get color dominance combined with sharp color contrast.
Triadic -The triadic colour scheme uses three colours equally spaced around the colour wheel. This scheme is popular among artists because it offers strong visual contrast while retaining balance, and colour richness.
Analogous The analogous colour scheme uses colours that are adjacent to each other on the colour wheel. One colour is used as a dominant colour while others are used to enrich the scheme.
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