ON CONTRASTING THE COLOUKS OF FLOWEK8. 



more different colours at one and the same time, the colour of each is 

 so modified that it appears by tiie contrast to be of that colour wliich 

 would be produced by the addition of itself to tiie complementary 

 colours of its neifilibours ; and this modification is, as above, greatest 

 where the contrast is strongest, and least where that is the wfakest. 



" Tiius it will be seen "by a reference to the following table, drawn 

 up by M. Chevreul from actual experiments, that in No. 1, which is a 

 contrast of orange and red, blue, the complementary of orange, when 

 added to red makes it violet or amarantii coloured ; and green, which 

 is the complementary of red, added to orange, gives it a yellow tinge. 

 So again with No. 2, red and yellow ; green, the complementary of 

 red, added to yellow, gives it a greenish tinge ; and violet-coloured 

 indigo, being "the complementary of yellow added to red, gives it a 

 violet tinge, and so ^^ith all tlie others. 



The following table, showing the modifications produced by the 

 simultaneous contrast of different colours of as neaily as possible the 

 same tone, illustrates the above law, and may be otherwise useful to 

 our readers : — 



Colours contrasted. 

 I Red appears tinged 

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 J Green 

 (Indigo 

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 I Violet 

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Modifications produced, 

 with violet, 

 yellow. 



violet, or appears less yellow, 

 green, or appears less red. 

 yellow, 

 green, 

 yellow, 

 blue, 

 yellow, 

 indigo, 

 red. 



brilliant green, or appears less red. 

 brilliant red, or appears less brown, 

 blue. 



yellow, or appears less brown, 

 blue, or appears clearer, 

 yellow, or appears less brown, 

 indigo. 



brilliant orange, 

 blue, 

 orange, 

 indigo, 

 yellow, 

 indigo, 

 yellow, 

 violet. 

 yeUow. 

 red. 

 green, 

 deep violet. 



