How to Use color wheel in a Sentence

color wheel

noun
  • Choose from an endless color wheel of cool or warm tints to set the mood.
    Vanessa Powell, ELLE, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Have your child make a color wheel with markers or crayons.
    Ruth A. Musgrave, National Geographic, 6 Apr. 2020
  • Clemens and his eponymous brand's totes cost no more than $300 and come in three sizes and nearly every shade on the color wheel.
    Scottie Andrew, CNN, 30 July 2022
  • All are notably on the cool side of the color wheel, with several being blue-green blends.
    Mackenzie Schmidt, PEOPLE.com, 12 June 2018
  • Ask guests to dress in their most playful and punchy outfits and serve lively cocktails and snacks that span the color wheel.
    Sunset Magazine, 21 Dec. 2022
  • The color that sits across from blue on the color wheel, orange, is its true complement.
    Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 27 June 2023
  • The lively interiors draw their hues from the warm portion of the color wheel.
    Lauren Beale, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2021
  • Pushing the color wheel to the limit, Hadid slipped on a pair of can’t-miss-them fuchsia sneakers.
    Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2021
  • This scheme involves three hues, all of which are positioned next to each other on the color wheel.
    Lucia Tonelli, ELLE Decor, 10 June 2019
  • The closeness of blue and green on the color wheel and their blending mirrors the film’s questions of truth or lies and love or utility.
    Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2022
  • Green lives opposite from red on the color wheel, so the former cancels out the latter.
    Rachel Nussbaum, Glamour, 16 Oct. 2018
  • On the color wheel, blaze orange is opposite azure and therefore pops out against blues and greens.
    WSJ, 29 Nov. 2023
  • This week, celebrities embraced the brighter side of the color wheel and leaned into monochromatic styling.
    Greg Emmanuel, Essence, 3 Dec. 2021
  • Use the color wheel to find a complementary color for your home.
    Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Participants in these sessions will learn the color wheel and work on 3D projects.
    Greg Burnett, cleveland, 3 Jan. 2020
  • Meet the Neighbors Pick three analogous hues that sit next to one another on the color wheel for a soothing scheme that is easy on the eyes.
    Mike Irvine, Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
  • The trendy spin on terra-cotta couples well with bright blue, its opposite on the color wheel.
    Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Jan. 2023
  • If olive green and chocolate brown have become part of the sartorial color wheel, why can't pink?
    The Editors Of Gq, GQ, 30 Mar. 2018
  • And now, with this new choice on the opposite side of the color wheel, the experts of Sherwin-Williams are leaning on influences from the Roaring 1920s.
    Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2019
  • The living room, office loft, and foyer—including the front door—divert from the heart of the color wheel to less common jewel tones of teal and turquoise.
    Krissa Rossbund, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 May 2021
  • Purple cancels out yellow and orange tones on the color wheel.
    Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 June 2022
  • Among the most striking combinations are two hues 180 degrees apart on the color wheel.
    Popular Science, 18 Sep. 2020
  • To tiptoe up to but never cross the line between eclectic and crazy, McClain referred back to the color wheel for guidance.
    Lucia Tonelli, ELLE Decor, 8 Oct. 2019
  • Ladies stateside know to steer clear of a few variants on the color wheel when selecting a dress for a wedding: white, ivory, or any shade in between.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 19 May 2018
  • But not every couple with a hammer and a paint color wheel is guaranteed to make a home show as polished as a fresh flip.
    Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2020
  • By looking at the color wheel, that would mean combining blue and orange will give you brown, as will purple and yellow.
    Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 June 2022
  • Spinning the color wheel, Picciloi hit on odd pairings such as emerald and wine, rust and pink, coral and mint that all worked perfectly.
    Rhonda Richford, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 July 2018
  • Gang prefers to stick to hues that neighbor each other on the color wheel — for example, a citrusy palette of coral, orange and peach.
    Michelle Brunner, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2023
  • The color wheel is a valuable tool that can guide you in creating harmonious color combinations.
    Maeghan Dolph, Fox News, 21 Jan. 2024
  • Complementary color schemes use colors opposite each other on the color wheel, such as blue and orange or yellow and purple.
    Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Dec. 2023

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