color wheel
noun
: a circular diagram of the spectrum used to show the relationships between the colors
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Theresa Butler of Atlanta’s Theresa Butler Interiors defines an analogous color scheme as one that utilizes two or three neighboring colors on the color wheel.
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Shelby Deering, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2024
Basically, complementary colors—or colors that are on opposite sides of the color wheel—neutralize each other.
—Sarah Han, Allure, 15 Oct. 2024
What are the primary, secondary, and tertiary colors on a color wheel?
—Kate Reggev, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2024
Don’t look for it on the color wheel, fashion catwalks or in the prog rock songbook.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
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Shelby Deering, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2024
Basically, complementary colors—or colors that are on opposite sides of the color wheel—neutralize each other.
—Sarah Han, Allure, 15 Oct. 2024
What are the primary, secondary, and tertiary colors on a color wheel?
—Kate Reggev, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2024
Don’t look for it on the color wheel, fashion catwalks or in the prog rock songbook.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Color wheel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/color%20wheel. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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