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WE USE THE BASIC COLOR WHEEL TO CREATE A VARIETY OF COLOR SCHEMES - A COMBINATION OF COLORS
BASED ON THEIR RELATIONSHIP IN THE WHEEL. WHETHER THEY ARE SIDE BY SIDE, OPPOSITES, OR A
COMBINATION OF BOTH, COLOR COMBINATIONS HAVE BEEN STUDIED UNDER BOTH THE SCIENTIFIC AND
ARTISTIC REALMS AS COLORS THAT GO WELL TOGETHER VISUALLY. (NOTE THAT THESE COLOR SCHEMES ARE
NOT STRICTLY FOR COMBINING JUST HUES, BUT COMBINING THE VARYING PROPERTIES OF COLORS AS WELL.)
MONOCHROMATIC
TIP: ADD ONE OR TWO NEUTRAL COLORS SUCH AS WHITE OR GREY TO SPRUCE
UP YOUR COLOR SCHEME.
ANALOGOUS
TIP: WHEN DOING A MULTI-COLOR HARMONY, DO NOT USE ALL THREE COLORS
IN THEIR PURE ORIGINAL HUE, AS THEY WILL CLASH. INSTEAD, PICK ONE
BASE COLOR, THEN EXPLORE COMBINATIONS USING THE OTHER TWO HUES IN
A LIGHTER TINT OR DARKER SHADE.
COMPLEMENTARY
THIS COLOR SCHEME IS ALL ABOUT CONTRAST. THIS ENTAILS CHOOSING TWO
COLORS THAT ARE DIRECTLY OPPOSITE EACH OTHER ON THE COLOR WHEEL.
CLASSIC COMPLEMENTARY COLOR COMBINATIONS ARE PRIMARY +
SECONDARY: RED/GREEN, YELLOW/VIOLET, AND BLUE/ORANGE. TO USE THESE
COMBINATIONS EFFECTIVELY AND HARMONIOUSLY, YOU WILL NEED TO
BALANCE THE CONTRAST BY PLAYING AROUND WITH COMBINING DIFFERENT
TINTS AND SHADES OF THE TWO COLORS.
TIP: ASIDE FROM TINTS AND SHADES, YOU CAN ALSO EXPERIMENT WITH THE
TONE (CAN ALSO REFERRED TO AS SATURATION) OF A COLOR — VARYING
DEGREES OF INTENSITY RESULTING FROM COMBINING THE PURE COLOR WITH
NEUTRALS (SUCH AS GREY, OR EVEN SEPIA).
TRIADIC
TIP: WHEN YOU USE ANY COLOR COMBINATION, USE THE CONCEPT OF
DOMINANCE — NOT ALL HUES ARE TO BE USED EQUALLY IN TERMS OF AREA;
ASSIGN A DOMINANT COLOR AND USE THE OTHER TWO AS ACCENTS OR
SUPPORTING COLORS.
THE MANY MOODS AND MEANINGS OF COLOR
PAINTING IS AN ART. IT IS NO DIFFERENT WHEN YOU'RE CHOOSING COLORS TO PAINT THE ROOMS IN YOUR
HOME — THESE COLORS INEVITABLY COMMUNICATE SOMETHING AND INFLUENCE YOUR MOOD AND STATE OF
MIND IN THAT ROOM, JUST LIKE HOW ART AFFECTS US EMOTIONALLY IN THIS SECTION, YOU WILL DISCOVER
THE VARYING EMOTIONAL EFFECTS OF COLORS. LET THESE GUIDE YOUR CHOICES AS YOU CREATE COLOR
SCHEMES FOR THE DIFFERENT SPACES IN YOUR HOME.
WARM COLORS
WARMTH IS A MUST FOR ANY HOME. THIS CAN BE ACHIEVED WITH COLORS THAT RADIATE ENERGY AND
DYNAMISM: YELLOW, ORANGE, AND RED ARE THE MOST BASIC OF THE WARM COLORS, SUGGESTING LIGHT
AND HEAT OR FIRE AND EVOKING A FEELING OF WARMTH.
NOTHING CAPTURES PURE JOY LIKE THE COLOR YELLOW. ASSOCIATED WITH
THE SUN, YELLOW IS CONNECTED TO LIFE — STIRRING YOU AWAKE, LIFTING
YOUR SPIRITS, AND BRIGHTENING UP YOUR MOOD. ROOMS SEEM BIGGER AND
BRIGHTER WITH THIS COLOR, AND MORE SO IF THE SPACE GETS LOTS OF
NATURAL LIGHT.
AFTER A LONG, TIRING DAY, YOU'D WANT TO BE ABLE TO REST AND RELAX IN YOUR HOME. THIS IS WHERE
COOL COLORS COME IN: BLUE, GREEN, AND PURPLE ARE THE POPULAR ONES, AND THEY WORK WELL EASILY
IN ANY ROOM. LET THESE COOL TONES WELCOME YOU TO A SOOTHING TIME IN THE LIVING ROOM, OR HELP
LULL YOU INTO RESTFUL SLEEP IN THE BEDROOM. A HUE AS VERSATILE AND BALANCED AS THE PURPLES AND
VIOLETS — WHICH CAN BE WARMER OR COOLER DEPENDING ON THE SHADE YOU PICK — CAN EVEN SET THE
BACKDROP OF PLEASANT FAMILY MEALS IN THE DINING AREA.
BLUE IS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR COLORS FOR THE HOME. IT IS EVEN
CONSIDERED ONE OF THE "NEW NEUTRALS" IN CONTEMPORARY DESIGN.
BLUE IS CLASSIFIED AS THE CLASSIC COOL COLOR — BUT TINT IT RIGHT,
AND DISCOVER HOW VERSATILE IT CAN BE. IT HAS A SOOTHING EFFECT THAT
MAKES IT IDEAL FOR BEDROOMS.
GENTLE DOE MARBLE RUNNYMEDE 2858T CRACKER PALE SABLE NEARLY ESPRESSO
2807P MIST 2911P JACK 2748D 2758P WHITE 2904P 2847C
SHRINKING SOFT GLOW LUSTRE GRAPE BERRY JAM SPARKLING HELIOTROPE 2291T
VIOLET 2282P 2227P BLUE 2353P SHADOW 2322C 2237D JEW 2359P
CHAMELEON 2599T FIG LEAF DACQUIRI CACTUS GREEN WHITE PALE IVY
2657D ICE 2548P PETE 2551D GLORY 2504C CRYSTAL 2484P 2605P
MOUNTAIN COOL GRASS 2579D SERPENT SWEET PERKY LIME 2566D TOPIC AND TWINING
GRASS 2523D 2647P AMBROSIA 2526P LIME 2591P VINE 2630C
PISTACHIO TENNIS HINT OF SURF GREEN 2515T COOL POOL 2498P TANSY GUCCI
NUT 2557T GREEN 2621D OLIVE 2573P 2480T 2675P
JAMACIAN GREEN PLANTATION MEANDERING PEACEFUL
SEA 2481D ONION 2590P 2665C STREAM 2494T CITRON 2625P 2617P ELFIN CAFE 2619P
DRIZZLE SURF GREEN 2515T SERPENT GREEN GREEN TEA FOGGY ATLANTIS
2582P 2647P TIARA 2598P 2936D NIGHT 2997P SKY 2963T
SILVER TOWERING JADE CREAM 2933P MOON AND DREAM COAL MINE OVERCAST
LIGHTS 2962P PINE 2938C STARS 2954P DUST 2969P 3008C 2947P
SILVER CHOCOLATE
SCREEN 2919P MOUSSE 2860D
PASTEL DREAMS WHAT’S NEXT?
PETULA 2331P
POP ATTACK THIS MODERN LIFE
TEXAS WINTER
YELLOW 2013D DAWN 2379P
AKLAN
PICTURED ABOVE, ITS CERULEAN BLUE WHITE SAND CAPIZ PANAY KALIBO
WATERS ARE COMPLEMENTED BY THE SHORE SKL-07A0 SHELL CAP-01A9 BEACH AKL-02A5 GOLD AKL-01B4
DYNAMIC COLORS OF ITS CORAL REEFS AND
THE SCHOOLS OF FISH SURROUNDING IT,
MAKING IT A POPULAR SITE FOR DIVERS AND
UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHERS ALIKE.
*COLORS SHOWN ON THIS PAGE ARE THE CLOSEST REPRESENTATION POSSIBLE. FOR COLOR ACCURACY, PLEASE REFER TO THE COLOR CHIPS AVAILABE IN DIY AND HARDWARE STORES.
BORACAY
BACOLOD
*COLORS SHOWN ON THIS PAGE ARE THE CLOSEST REPRESENTATION POSSIBLE. FOR COLOR ACCURACY, PLEASE REFER TO THE COLOR CHIPS AVAILABE IN DIY AND HARDWARE STORES.
THE RUINS
BATANES
*COLORS SHOWN ON THIS PAGE ARE THE CLOSEST REPRESENTATION POSSIBLE. FOR COLOR ACCURACY, PLEASE REFER TO THE COLOR CHIPS AVAILABE IN DIY AND HARDWARE STORES.
SABTANG ISLAND
BICOL
*COLORS SHOWN ON THIS PAGE ARE THE CLOSEST REPRESENTATION POSSIBLE. FOR COLOR ACCURACY, PLEASE REFER TO THE COLOR CHIPS AVAILABE IN DIY AND HARDWARE STORES.
MT. MAYON
BOHOL
CHOCOLATE HILLS
CAMIGUIN
*COLORS SHOWN ON THIS PAGE ARE THE CLOSEST REPRESENTATION POSSIBLE. FOR COLOR ACCURACY, PLEASE REFER TO THE COLOR CHIPS AVAILABE IN DIY AND HARDWARE STORES.
MT. HIBOK-HIBOK
CEBU
MAGELLAN’S CROSS
SINULOG
KAWASAN FALLS
DAVAO
KADAYAWAN FESTIVAL
DURIAN
*COLORS SHOWN ON THIS PAGE ARE THE CLOSEST REPRESENTATION POSSIBLE. FOR COLOR ACCURACY, PLEASE REFER TO THE COLOR CHIPS AVAILABE IN DIY AND HARDWARE STORES.
PHILIPPINE EAGLE
IFUGAO
IFUGAO PEOPLE
TAPPIYAH FALLS
RICE TERRACES
ILIGAN
TINAGO FALLS
MARIA CRISTINA FALLS
DIODIONGAN FALLS
ILOILO
DINAGYANG FESTIVAL
PARAW REGATTA
*COLORS SHOWN ON THIS PAGE ARE THE CLOSEST REPRESENTATION POSSIBLE. FOR COLOR ACCURACY, PLEASE REFER TO THE COLOR CHIPS AVAILABE IN DIY AND HARDWARE STORES.
MIAG-AO CHURCH
MANILA
*COLORS SHOWN ON THIS PAGE ARE THE CLOSEST REPRESENTATION POSSIBLE. FOR COLOR ACCURACY, PLEASE REFER TO THE COLOR CHIPS AVAILABE IN DIY AND HARDWARE STORES.
MANILA SKYLINE
PALAWAN
CORON
SOUTH COTABATO
*COLORS SHOWN ON THIS PAGE ARE THE CLOSEST REPRESENTATION POSSIBLE. FOR COLOR ACCURACY, PLEASE REFER TO THE COLOR CHIPS AVAILABE IN DIY AND HARDWARE STORES.
CURACHA
PINK BEACH SANTA CRUZ ISLAND
*COLORS SHOWN ON THIS PAGE ARE THE CLOSEST REPRESENTATION POSSIBLE. FOR COLOR ACCURACY, PLEASE REFER TO THE COLOR CHIPS AVAILABE IN DIY AND HARDWARE STORES.
VINTA BOAT
THE PHILIPPINES' NO. 1 PAINT
EXPORTER AND MANUFACTURER
141 5 A. SANDOVAL COR.
MERCEDES AVENUE SAN MIGUEL,
PASIG CITY, METRO MANILA
PHILIPPINES