Analogous Color Scheme Generator - Color Designer

How Do I Use The Analogous Color Scheme Generator?

Create a color scheme quickly using the color scheme generator.
Start by choosing color for your palette using the color picker or clicking the generate button to find new analogous colors.

What Colors Are Analogous?

On a color wheel, analogous colors are a set of three hues placed next to one another, such as violet, red-violet, and red. We refer to this arrangement of colors as an analogous color scheme. Since the other two colors in this trio contain the center hue, it is frequently referred to as the mother color.

Similar color palettes produce a beautiful and relaxing spectacle. Typically, they blend well and create calm, cozy designs. Comparable color palettes can be found frequently in nature, especially in plants. The autumnal leaf color change is the most well-known illustration of a naturally occurring similar scheme.

Analogous Color Scheme Ideas

• Red, red-orange, orange
• Blue, Green, And Blue-Green
• Violet, Red-Violet, And Red
• Yellow, yellow-green, green
• Violet, red-violet, and red
• Blue, blue-violet, violet
• Yellow, Green, Blue
   

Choose the right colors for your palette

Creating color palettes can be hard. Designers spend a lot of time trying to create cohesion between the various colors on the rainbow.

Color picker match colors related to your existing composition; leads to color scheme ideas; and generate color shades, tones and tints values.

One big piece to the puzzle is color theory. Beyond the understanding of color theory you also need to understand how to choose the right colors for your palette.

Understanding color is the first step to applying it successfully in your design. Color theory is a complex subject that analyzes how different hues/shades interact with one another. However a few basic tips can lead to finding that perfect palette.

• Analogous palettes use colors that are close to each other on the color wheel.
• Complementary palettes are created with colors that sit opposite each other on the wheel in order to offer a sense of balance.
• The triadic method consists of three main colors equally spaced on the wheel, which makes for a diverse palette.
• A monochromatic color scheme is one in which all of the tints and hues in the image are derived from a single color tint. Changes to the base color's saturation and/or brightness can alter the shade of the color.
• Four hues properly spread out around the color wheel are known as square colors.