There are many different colour combinations possible, but the ones I will introduce to you are some of the basic and the most "scientific" ones. What do I mean by "scientific"? Well, it's the most logical and ... you'll see. :)
Now let's bring on the colour wheel.
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Monochromatic
You can probably guess from its name. This is basically a palette consisting of just one single colour, but in different tones: dark, medium and light.
Analogous
This is a palette with colours chosen from either side of your base colour on the colour wheel. For example, if your original colour belongs to group 3, then your palette would contain colours from group 2 and 4. This kind of palette is easy to work with but does not have a lot of contrast.
Complement
The complement colour is the colour on the opposite side of your base colour on the wheel. So the complement of the colours in group 19 would be group 1 colours. These bring exciting contrast!
Split complement
This is your base colour plus the colours analogous to your complement colour. It's a bit confusing, but here's an example: if your base colour is in group 1, then a split complement palette would consist of colours from group 1, 18 and 20.
Variations
Other combinations can be created by adding the above types of combinations together. E.g. Adding a complement and a analogous palette together would create one with colours from 3 groups side by side and the group directly opposite of the base colour group. Let's say your base colour is in group 1, a complement+analogous palette would be comprised of colours from group 36,1,2 and 19.
Hopefully, this two-part article has helped you in designing. Try it today and you'll get amazing results!
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