Colour Wheel Ideas

Using the colour wheel can be a really helpful tool to help pick colours for a room.  One method is the Triad Colour Scheme.  This essentially involves making a triangle on the colour wheel and you'll see that these colours will compliment each other well.  Below is a design board I put together for a class where the triad of colours I chose were purple, green and orange.  Seems like a strange colour combination doesn't it? But when they are all used togther it really works.

 

                                 Triadic Scheme                                                             Colour Wheel                                                Triad Colour Scheme

Now something to keep in mind are the tones / hues of the colours used.  You do not want to start throwing in multiple shades of orange and purple etc. You need to find shades and keep them consistent otherwise the concept may be lost in an explosion of colour.

 Here are a few other examples I found:

       Red, Blue & Yellow                                                                             Light green, Orange & Fushia
      
            Triad Garden Colours                                                                           Triad Room Scheme         

Another quick tip using the colour wheel is that if the colours are across from one another on the wheel they will be complimentary.  Here is an example in fashion:

                                             
                                                                           Complementary Scheme

Try for yourself next time you need some inspiration or are stuck trying to choose colours for your design or fashion ideas!