How to combine colours
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Monochromatic – shades of the same colour. Many people think this means the exact same colour head to toe, but in fact it doesn’t, it means one colour – as in shades of one colour, so you can have light and dark versions of a colour.
Analogous – 2-3 colours next to each other on the colour wheel. Examples: blues with purples, or blues with greens, or yellows with greens or yellows with oranges etc.
Triadic – draw an equilateral triangle on the colour wheel and put those colours together – Blue, Red and Yellow, are an example of this. If 3 colours are too much at the one time for you, why not try 2 of the 3 colours with a neutral such as red and blue with white, yellow and blue with brown, purple and green with grey, orange and purple with brown.
Complementary – colours opposite each other on the colour wheel. Pink and Green, Orange and Blue, Purple and Yellow are all examples of complementary colours.
Having a colour wheel in your wardrobe is really helpful as it makes it easier to see all the possible combinations. This is a simple but useful one to use.
It shows you the colour combinations you can try out in your outfits as you spin the centre wheel. Just remember to choose colours that fall on the same rows: tints with tints, tones, with tones, shades, with shades, and brights with brights for the most pleasing effect.
So let christian sisters and brothers dress gloriously to his Glory.
Monochromatic – shades of the same colour. Many people think this means the exact same colour head to toe, but in fact it doesn’t, it means one colour – as in shades of one colour, so you can have light and dark versions of a colour.
Analogous – 2-3 colours next to each other on the colour wheel. Examples: blues with purples, or blues with greens, or yellows with greens or yellows with oranges etc.
Triadic – draw an equilateral triangle on the colour wheel and put those colours together – Blue, Red and Yellow, are an example of this. If 3 colours are too much at the one time for you, why not try 2 of the 3 colours with a neutral such as red and blue with white, yellow and blue with brown, purple and green with grey, orange and purple with brown.
Complementary – colours opposite each other on the colour wheel. Pink and Green, Orange and Blue, Purple and Yellow are all examples of complementary colours.
Having a colour wheel in your wardrobe is really helpful as it makes it easier to see all the possible combinations. This is a simple but useful one to use.
It shows you the colour combinations you can try out in your outfits as you spin the centre wheel. Just remember to choose colours that fall on the same rows: tints with tints, tones, with tones, shades, with shades, and brights with brights for the most pleasing effect.
So let christian sisters and brothers dress gloriously to his Glory.
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