This document discusses different color combinations that can be used in presentations. It explains that there are 12 colors in the color wheel that can be combined in various ways. Some combinations include complementary colors that are across from each other, analogous colors that are next to each other, split complementary that combine two adjacent colors with a complementary one, triadic that use three colors forming a triangle, and monochromatic that use tints and shades of a single hue. Understanding these color combinations from the color wheel can help designers create effective color schemes for presentations.

2. Color combinations basics for
presentation designers
The 12 colors in the color wheel can be
combined in different ways.
Some of the colors are considered warm,
and some cold. Some are considered be
complementary in different ways. Colors
next to each other are called analogous and
using the same color and its tints tones and
shades is called monochromatic.
We can use these color combinations in the
color wheel to create color schemes.

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CREATING COLOR
COMBINATIONS USING
THE COLOR WHEEL
Part II of Basic Color Theory for Presentation Designers

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WARM COLORS

5. The warm colors on the
color wheel are the reds,
oranges and yellows.
They are also called
advancing colors. RED

6. Warm colors | example

7. The quick brown fox jumped
Pack my box
A large fawn
Playing jazz
Warm colors | example

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COOL COLORS

9. The cool colors on the color
wheel are the greens, blues
and violets. They are also
called receding colors.
GREEN

10. Cool colors | example

11. The quick brown fox jumped
Pack my box
A large fawn
Playing jazz
Cool colors | example

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COMPLEMENTARY
COLORS

13. Complementary colors
are located across from
each other and offer
strong visual contrasts.
When mixed they
produce grey.

14. Complementary color
combinations

15. Complementary colors | examples

16. The quick brown
fox jumped
The quick brown
fox jumped
The quick brown
fox jumped
The quick brown
fox jumped
Complementary colors | examples

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SPLIT
COMPLEMENTARY
COLORS

18. Split complementary colors join
two adjacent colors with one
complementary color, creating
high contrast color combinations.

19. Split complementary
color combinations

20. Split complementary colors | example

21. Section 1
The Quick Fox The Quick Fox
Section 1
The Quick Fox The Quick Fox
Section 1
Section 1
Split complementary colors | example

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TRIADS AND
TETRADIC COLORS

23. Triads and tetradic color
combinations use geometric
shapes (triangle and
rectangle) to combine
3 or 4 colors across
the color wheel.

24. Triad & tetradic color
combinations
Triads
Tetradic

25. Triad colors | example

26. The quick brown fox
Pack my
box
A large
fawn
Playing
jazz
Triad colors | example
1 2 3

27. Tetradic colors | example

28. The quick brown fox
Pack my
box
A large
fawn
Playing
jazz
1 2 3
Tetradic colors | example

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ANALOGOUS COLORS

30. Analogous colors are colors
next to each other on the
wheel. They share an
undertone of the same color.

31. Analogous color
combinations

32. Analogous colors | example

33. The quick brown fox
Pack my
box
A large
fawn
Playing
jazz
1 2 3
Analogous colors | example

34. Analogous colors | example

35. The quick brown fox
Pack my
box
A large
fawn
Playing
jazz
1 2 3
Analogous colors | example

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MONOCHROMATIC
COLORS

37. Monochromatic colors
are created by
different saturations
(tints, tones and
shades) of the same
hue.

38. Monochromatic color
combinations

39. Monochromatic colors | example

40. The quick brown fox
Pack my
box
A large
fawn
Playing
jazz
1 2 3
Monochromatic colors | example

41. Monochromatic colors | example

42. The quick brown fox
Pack my
box
A large
fawn
Playing
jazz
1 2 3
Monochromatic colors | example

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Are
WARM, COLD, SPLIT,
COMPLEMENTARY, TRIAD,
TETRADIC, ANALOGOUS &
MONOCHROMATIC COLORS…
ARE YOU STILL WITH US?

44. Warm colors
Cool colors
Split complementary colors
Triad colors
Tetradic colors
Analogous colors
Monochromatic colors
Complementary colors Hues, tints, tones & shades

45. Cool colors
Split complementary colors
Triad colors
Tetradic colors
Analogous colors
Monochromatic colors
Complementary colors
Warm colors
Hues, tints, tones & shades

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