A COMPLETE COURSE IN DRESSMAKING
blue which is a combination of green and violet is the complementary color to red or the shade which is absorbed by a red object.
That a red object really absorbs this shade has been proven by tests. Also the other complementary colors have been determined.
Learn the complementary colors:
Red—green blue.
Red yellow—blue.
Yellow—blue purple.
Yellow green—purple.
Green—purple red.
Make a color wheel for yourself, and place the complementary colors opposite each other.
Those opposite each other on the color wheel (complementary colors') can be combined—as blue and red yellow (orange). Of course you must remember this in making clothes—have one predominating color and just a touch of the other for trimming if they are direct opposites as in this case.
The second rule is that you can combine colors near together on the wheel as blue and blue green (turquoise).
The third rule is that you can use different degrees of the same shade together as navy blue and Copenhagen, or brown and tan.
The fourth rule is that you can use three colors together which are about an equal
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