Monochromatic Colors

Schemes are derived from a single base hue and extended using its shades, tones and tints. Tints are achieved by adding white and shades and tones are achieved by adding a darker color, grey or black. This design should not be called as monochromatic in strictly scientific meaning.

Poly chromatic Colors

The term poly chromatic means having several colors. It is used to describe light that exhibits more than one color, which also means that it contains radiation of more than one wavelength. The study of polychromatics is particularly useful in the production of diffraction gratings.

A Poly chromatic scheme uses any and every color combination. Rich tapestry gardens are polychromatic.

Complimentary Colors

Colors that are opposite to each other on the color wheel are considered to be complementary colors. The high contrast of complementary colors creates a vibrant look especially when used at full saturation.

In the CMYK color model the primary color magenta, cyan and yellow together make black, and the complementary pairs are magenta-green, yellow-blue, and cyan-red.

Achromatic Colors

In Printing, achromatic colors is used as a synonym for “black and white”. A black and white print has shaded of grey, but grey scale is also considered to be achromatic because it lacks hue, which means it cannot be classified as subset of the colors red, green, blue or yellow. Achromatic means literally without color.

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