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Color Schemes derived from the Color Wheel for Orange
An orange monochromatic color scheme provides a simple happy feeling to a room.
An Orange and Blue complementary color scheme provides wonderful contrast, one of the colors should dominate and the other used as an accent.
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An Orange, Blue -Green and Blue -Violet split complementary color scheme allows you to introduce other colors whilst still retaining a high contrast scheme. This works well with floral fabrics, using them for drapery or upholstery. The combination is assertive and exuberant. Orange, Violet and Green, a triadic color scheme creates a bold ad assertive use of orange based on a strong chroma (brightness of the color) but if used with a tint (white added to a color) we get quite a different feel, apricot, mauve and mint creates a warm welcoming use of the color. |
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Orange, Yellow - Orange, Blue, Blue - Violet make up a dual complementary color scheme. This allows you to combine multiple colors knowing that they will work in harmony. Ideal for patterned fabrics, florals, using different finishes in one room for example wallpaper, upholstery fabric and drapes, tiles and flower arrangements. This is a dynamic use of the color orange, creating spontaneity and emotional reaction.
Orange, Yellow, Blue and Violet combine to form a tetrad color scheme. This type of combination allows for a greater range of different colors to be combined, similar advantages as the dual complementary, but just adds more color variation. Ideal to use when you want to have lots of movement and action, the orange takes on an extroverted, assertive meaning. The meanings and associations of Orange >> |
An orange sofa for example,
accented with cobalt blue cushions. This provides a refreshing
combination.
