The color scheme is important in any composition, especially when concerning Graphic Design, which if my main concern being that that is my major for my Bachelor's degree. The color scheme can set the mood for the entire piece, especially when they deal with color psychology and color symbolism. People react differently to different colors, and it's good to keep that in mind when choosing a color scheme for any composition. This is a photograph from colorconnections.com, and is a great example of a color scheme. The color scheme being used is one of earth tones.There are several different kinds of color schemes that include monochromatic, analogous, complementary, split complementary, triadic, and tetradic.
Monochromatic are different values of one color, for example, a composition where everything is in a shade of red.
Analogous color schemes include colors that are next to each other on the color wheel, for example, blue and green.
Complementary colors are those that are opposite on a color wheel, like purple and yellow.
Split complementary colors are are opposite on the color wheel and then an additional color that is next to one of those colors. An example of this is yellow, purple and blue.
Triadic color schemes are 3 colors that are equal distance on the color wheel. An example of this is blue yellow and red.
Tetradic color schemes are when 4 colors on the color wheel have a relationship, it's like using two sets of complimentary colors.
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