For example, Vincent Van Gogh used an analogous color scheme of green, blue-green, blue and blue-purple in his “Irises in a Vase” painting.
Analogous colorsĪnalogous colors are any three colors next to each other on the wheel, composed of one dominant color (usually a primary or secondary color), then a supporting color (a secondary or tertiary color), and a third color that is either a mix of the two first colors, or an accent color that pops. Schemes remain harmonious regardless of the rotation angle. The harmonious color combinations are called color schemes. Any three colors equally spaced around the color wheel will form a triangle, and any four colors will form a rectangle (actually, two pairs of colors opposite each other). According to color theory, for harmonious color combinations suit any two colors opposite to each other on the color wheel.
