Know the difference between analogous, triadic and split-complementary colour schemes? Jerry Cao explains all.
You’re free to combine colours any way you’d like… but so is the guy on the street that everyone stares at because his outfit looks like a Christmas tree. Our point is that, some colour combinations are better than others, and knowing what works won’t inhibit your artistic license, but enhance it.
Like we described in the free ebook Web Design for the Human Eye, the right colour choice calls attention to prime content on the screen while also balancing against the size and spatial relationships of elements.
Below we’ve listed some of the most common – and most successful – colour schemes to make sure your website is dressed in its best.
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