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HARMONY OF COLORS 
Definition. Dominant Harmony is an agreeable combination of 
colors produced by using different tones of one color. 
This harmony Chevreul calls the Harmony of Scale. 
-Dominant Harmony. 
Explanation. Dominant Harmony includes not only the various 
tones of the normal colors and the hues, but also the tones of gray 
and of all other color effects, but the mass of each composition must 
be limited to the tints and shades of but one color. 
The strongest tone of the chosen scale is the dominant color of the 
composition. 
Scales Of Tones. Below are given two different scales of tones, 
which will illustrate the principle upon which this harmony is based. 
Scale of Green. 
LIGHTER GREEN. (Tint 2.) 
LIGHT GREEN. (Tint 2.) 
GREEN. 
DARK GREEN. (Shade I.) 
Any of the tones selected from the scale of green will harmonize 
with each other, and any of the tones selected from the scale of vio- 
let red will harmonize with each other; the same with the other nor- 
mal colors, and the different hues and grays. 
Choice Of Tones. It must not, however, be inferred that any two 
tones of a color will harmonize equally well, neither must it be sup- 
posed that the chosen tones may always be used in equal quantities, 
or without regard to the place they are to occupy in the color scheme. 
These considerations are often of as much importance as the selec- 
tion of the colors or of the design itself. 
As a general rule, the greater difference there is in the depth of 
tone, or in the intensity of the colors used, the less of the darker 
tones or of the intense colors should be used. 
DARKER GREEN. (Shade 2.) 
Seal 
e of Violet Red. 
LIGHTER 
VIOLET RED 
(Tint 
2.) 
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LIGHT 
VIOLET RED. 
(Tint 
•) 
VIOLET RED. 
DARK VIOLET RED. 
Shade 
1.) 
DARKER VIOLET RED. (Shade 2. 
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