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TOUCH
01-11-2005, 07:49 PM
apologies if this is a really dumb question...
I’ve chosen a colour for a clients logo but I want to add some (maybe 2 or 3) complimentary / subsidiary colours to go with the main colour.</o:p>
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Is there a clever way of selecting other colours based on one you already got? By that i mean, if I have say a dark blue, is it possible to somehow simply select the equivalent green, red or yellow for example?Is there a site that can help with this? or is it just a case of using colour wheels, pantone books etc.and seeing if they go well together?
Any help much appreciated.
Jeff92
01-11-2005, 11:10 PM
I know that in Adobe, under the color palatte, there is an option to change the current color to compliment or invert colors. Other than that, I know there are books out there, can't name them off the top of my head.
If i have time I will see if there are any website that do what you are asking.... In the mean time, be sure to post what you may have found!
TOUCH
01-12-2005, 01:07 AM
nice one, will have a hunt through adobe and see what i find. thank you for your help so far.
Depending on what package you use there are different ways to complement colours in different packages. In corelDRAW they have a 'colour wheel' thingy under the 'mixers' tab in the advanced colour choosing menu that can automatically complement the colour that you are working with. You can select if the complementary hue is darker, lighter etc.
Otherwise i have no idea how to do it in Adobe apps. Sorry.
A good site worth checking out is www.colormatch.dk you give it a colour and it will find complementary colours for you.
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PrintDriver
01-12-2005, 06:06 AM
^That site is for web colors.
But what if you want analogous colors?
Discordant colors?
Contrasting colors?
Check out hort.ifas.ufl.edu/TEACH/floral/color.htm (http://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/TEACH/floral/color.htm) for a crash course in a small segment of color theory.
A real course would be more helpful.
Google 'color wheel' to get more color sites.
PD is a grande format digital print dude. His advice/opinions may not apply to the 4color/offset/web world of printing
Wonder Woman
01-12-2005, 06:17 PM
Although it's for RGB (ie web only), I use this site quite a lot for suggestions:
www.easyrgb.com/ (http://www.easyrgb.com/)
If you use the colour harmonies selection, you can type in the RGB value of the colour you already have, and it will give you a range of complimentary colours, and their RGB and hexidecimal values, that you can use.
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TOUCH
01-12-2005, 06:53 PM
cjoe: i use illustrator and photoshop.
many thanks for all your help. will look at these.
Drorain
01-12-2005, 06:59 PM
I use a book called the Color Index, has a bunch of matching colors, also I would pick up another book called color harmony so you can nail down color theory
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