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the spectrum contains, in blended sequence, all colors visible 

 to the eve. In nature the spectrum is a rainbow. 



All the colors in the spectrum are made from three colors: 

 red, yellow, and blue. Therefore, these are known as the pri- 

 mary colors. Any two of the primaries combined produce a 

 secondary color: red + yellow = orange; blue + yellow = 

 green; red + blue = violet. 



The mixing of adjoining colors on the color circle can be 

 carried to more than five hundred varieties. 



Basically, there are four types of color combinations or color 

 schemes— complementary, analogous, triad, and monochromatic. 

 These combinations or schemes consist of colors that go well 

 together when used in decorating, and they are equally appli- 

 cable to art-board fish silhouette trophies. 



1. Complementary Color Scheme 



This setup is called complementary because one color is com- 

 plemented by a combination of two colors which are equi- 

 distant from it on the color wheel. For example, take red; mix 

 the two colors equidistant from it on the wheel (yellow and 

 blue) and you will find its complement to be green. More 

 pleasing effects are usually obtained, however, if the two 

 colors are not of the same intensity. If, for instance, you 

 choose a brilliant red, rather than choosing a brilliant green 

 to accompany it, select a lighter green— that is, a green mixed 

 with white. 



2. Analogous Color Scheme 



Any three colors adjacent to each other on the wheel are anal- 

 ogous, for example, the two colors analogous to yellow would 

 be yellow-green and green (they both contain yellow). Two 

 other colors analogous to yellow are orange and yellow-orange, 

 ( both also contain yellow ) . Here, too, all three colors should 

 not be used in the same intensity— rather, one brilliant and 

 two light or one light and the other grayed. 



3. Triad Color Scheme 



Three colors equidistant on the wheel, such as orange, green, 

 and violet form a triad ( again no three of the same intensity ) . 

 This scheme offers variation without clashing of colors. 



