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HARMONY OF COLORS— Analogous Harmony. 
" Forbid two hostile colors close to meet, 
But win with middle tints their union sweet." 
Definition. Analogous harmony is an agreeable combination of 
colors produced by using those colors that are related to a common 
basal color. 
Explanation. By analogous colors are understood those colors 
that are closely similar, but that differ slightly in hue or tone ; thus 
the different tones of a scale of tones of any color, are analogous, as 
are also the different tones of the hues of that color. 
This harmony is nearly equivalent to Chevreul's Harmony of 
Hues. 
The colors used in this harmony may vary in hue and tone to any 
degree that does not carry them into another color family. 
Below are given the Normal Blue and its analogous colors. See 
also the scale of Green on page 8. 
Scale of Green Blue. Scale of Blue. 
Lighter Blue, 
Light Blue, 
Blue, 
Dark Blue, 
Darker Blue. 
Lighter Green Blue, 
Light Green Blue, 
Green Blue, 
Dark Green Blue, 
Darker Green Blue. 
Scale of Violet Blue. 
Lighter Violet Blue, 
Light Violet Blue, 
Violet Blue, 
Dark Violet Blue, 
Darker Violet Blue. 
Scale of Hues and Tones of Blue. 
AH of the tones of analogous scales do not combine equally well ; 
some combinations are very pleasing in effect, some need a third or 
a neutral color to make them harmonize satisfactorily, and some of 
the combinations that may be made with analogous hues are harsh 
and discordant. So it is not safe to combine analogous colors atran- 
dom, with the thought that they must combine well because they are 
analogous. As a general thing a contrast of tone, that is, the tints 
of one of the scales of tones or hues of color, and the shades of one 
of its analogous scales, combine better than do the tints when used 
alone. 
Chevreul, in his Harmony and Contrast of Colors, divides har- 
monies of analogous colors into three divisions, viz : 
i. "The Harmony of scale, produced by the simultaneous view 
of different tones of a color scale, more or less approximating." 
2. "The Harmony of hues, produced by the simultaneous view 
of tones of the same height, or nearly so, belonging to scales more or 
less approximating." 
3. "The Harmony of a dominant colored light, produced by the 
simultaneous view of different colors assorted conformably to the law 
of contrast, but one of them predominating, as would result from 
seeing these colors through a slightly stained glass." 
The following are some of the satisfactory combinations in two 
and three tones : 
Red. 
1. 
2. 
5. 
6. 
7. 
Lighter Orange Red Shade and Darker Red Shade. (0. R. S. 1, and R. 
S. 2 ) 
Lighter Orange Red Tint and Lighter Red Shade. (0. R. T. 1, and R. 
S. 1.) 
Darker Violet Red Shade and Lighter Violet Red Tint. (V. R. S. 2, 
and V. R. T. 1) 
Lighter Red Tint and Darker Orange Red Tint. (R. T. 2, and 0. R. 
T. 1.) 
Lighter Red Shade and Lighter Orange Red Tint. (R. S. 1, and 0. 
R. T. 2.) 
0. R. T. 2, 0. R. S. 1, R. S. 2, 0. R. S. 1, 0, R. T. 2. 
R S. 2, R. 2, R. ; 0. R. T. 2, R. S. 2. 
Orange. 
8. Lighter Orange Shade and Darker Yellow Orange Tint. (0. S. 2, and 
Y. 0. T. 1.) 
Darker Red Orange Tint and Lighter Orange Tint. (R. 0. T. 1, and 
0. T. 2.) 
Darker Red Orange Shade and Darker Orange Tint. (R. 0. S. 2, and 
0. T. 1.) 
9. 
10. 
