Color Wheel Schemes

Monochromatic Scheme

One hue plus white, gray, or black to create tints, tones, or shades

Complementary (Contrast) Scheme

Colors across each other on the color wheel

Common pairs include:

Red and Green
Purple and Yellow
Blue and Orange

Analogous (Analogic) Scheme
Colors next to each other on the color wheel

Triadic Scheme
Three colors that are evenly spaced around the color wheel

Split-Complementary Scheme
A color and two colors adjacent to its complementary color

Tetradic (Double Complementary) Scheme
Four colors arranged in two complementary pairs