Colour Contrast

When you put colours together you can notice that an effect will be done and that every colour has its own characteristics. This is what colour contrast is; the link between colours, and the following are different types of contrasts.

Complementary Contrast: Every colour has its own complementary colour and this is the colour facing it in the colour wheel. This contrast happens when these colours are combined.

Complementary Contrast

Simultaneous Contrast: This contrast happens when a colour is placed with another colour which is not its complementary.

Simultaneous Contrast

Quality Contrast: This contrast happens when a colour is linked with another version of it, such version would be brighter or dull.

Quality Contrast

Quantity Contrast: This contrast happens when different sized colours are related to each other.

Quantity Contrast

Cool-Warm Contrast: This contrast happens with the combination of warm colours with cool colours.

Cool-Warm Contrast