Beadalon – Working With Color
Understanding Colors
- Primary Colors: the building blocks of all colors in the color spectrum
- Secondary Colors: a combination of two primary colors
- Tertiary Colors: a combination of a primary and a secondary color
- Complementary Colors: are opposites on the color wheel and create strong contrast
- Analogous Colors: are three to five side-by-side colors on the wheel used to create harmonious designs
- Warm Colors: group of colors that feel spicy like red, yellow, and orange
- Cool Colors: feel soothing like green, blue and purple
- Neutral Colors: feel calm like taupe, khaki and brown
Related Color Tones for Beads and Gemstones
