New shades and shade pairs from the color wheel

These instructions are intended for you who are interested in mixing your own unique shades.

Read here in the sidebar how to mix your own shades from paint and how you can use the Color Wheel to help you. At the end of the instructions, see a few useful videos on the topic.

About using the color wheel

The color wheel has 12 segments - parts, each representing one color.

The disc shows how colors relate to each other, whether they are adjacent or diametrically opposite.

The double-sided color wheel contains three primary colors, red, yellow, and blue, as well as three secondary colors, green, orange, and violet (when two primary colors are mixed together, they form a secondary color).

The color wheel also has six tertiary colors, which are mixtures of primary and secondary colors. These are red-orange, yellow-orange, yellow-green, blue-green, blue-violet, and red-violet.

Warm colors - reds, yellows, and pinks - are on one side. Cooler shades - blues, greens, and violets - are on the opposite side of the wheel.

Choose a color, for example green – then turn the inner wheel of the color wheel to see what it looks like when you add red to the green you chose. Turn more and you will see what green looks like when you add yellow to it, etc.

 

The color wheel is double-sided

Turn the color wheel and observe the green color.

Set the inner disc of the wheel aligned with green, and you will see three shades of green in the inner disc view:

Shade, Tone, and Tint – with the marking.

Shade: your chosen color + white

Tone: your chosen color + gray

Shade: your chosen color + black

 Our Frenchic customers have skillfully mixed their own unique shades, which you can find in the FB group with the keyword VÄRIRESEPTI. Join the group here!

 

How to create functional color combinations for home decor using the color wheel?

Using the color wheel to build a color scheme also requires understanding different types of color schemes from the perspective of home decor ideas. Examine the shades with the color wheel, together with color theory, without forgetting your own preferences.

The color wheel is just your helper, but trust your own opinion and use the shades you like yourself.

However, the color wheel can be very practical, whether you're planning large compositions or considering making a single beautiful shade mix.

Mixing colors is fun, and by mixing your own shades, you can find completely unique and personal tones to use!

A diligent shade mixer and painter always keeps white and black paint on the shelf, because with their help you can mix countless shade combinations that still match beautifully – a good tip for renovation and interior painters!

Monochromatic color schemes

Monochromatic color schemes create a harmonious, calm atmosphere, which is currently very trendy in interior painting. Right now, it is trendy to paint the ceiling and trims in the same or almost the same shade as the walls.

You can choose one main color, for example blue, and use different shades of blue on surfaces and in decor, from very light, bright, greenish-blue to navy blue depending on the room and desired atmosphere.

Complementary colors for the bold

A contrasting color scheme uses two colors from opposite sides of the color wheel.

What would orange and blue look like together – you can also use this trick on a small scale – for example: paint a wall blue and use an orange lamp in front of the blue wall in the decor.

Bold complementary colors work well, for example, in retro-style interiors. Modern interiors can also handle complementary colors as accents. Complementary colors are very pleasing to the human eye.

 

Which colors go well together in interior design?

If you follow the color wheel, you'll find a wide range of shade options to choose from.

Some of these combinations may already be familiar to you, while others you might not have encountered before.

Here are some successful combinations worth considering:

    Yellow and green: Hot as Mustard and Constance Moss

    Green and natural white:  Green With Envy and Parchment

    Yellow and orange:  Oopsy Daisy and  McFee

    Blue and red:   Hornblower and  Rubina

    Blue and green: Ol' Blue Eyes and  Wise Old Sage

    Blue and orange: Ol'Blue Eyes and  Earthy

    Blue and pink: Kiss Me Slowly and Dusky Blush

    Green and pink: Steaming Green and Rosy Dusk

 

Play with shades and the intensity of shades

A good tip is to use different saturation levels of the color.

We recommend using a lighter shade of one color and a darker shade of the other.

For example: Green and pink

Use darker green and light pink together – a guaranteed working pair! This combination is also complemented by raspberry red and fuchsia as spices.

Finish the space with a light blue floor. Do you notice that this foolproof combination looks like it’s straight from nature!

Green is currently trending in interior design

You can naturally combine green with all natural shades: blue, brown, terracotta, beige, and black – as well as their various gradations.

Think of the sky – sea and earth. With these shades, you can create a cozy and natural calm background for the rest of your home's interior.

You can be bold with natural shades – try water tones, deep forest green, and fresh sky blue.

Combine green with a soft cream shade instead of white if you want soft tones.

What pairs well with gray?

Gray is still popular in interior design; you can choose pairs for gray from lively terracotta, blues, and various reds.

Spicy shades of browns and yellows also pair well with gray.

Now that you have a bit more information on how to use the double-sided color wheel and how colors are mixed, you will surely get inspired to create your own perfect palettes!

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