Rules to combine different colors together
Are you among those who open their closet, stare for 5 minutes and think that OMG!! I don’t have anything to wear despite that your closet is oozing out clothes.
If you can relate to this, then probably you are having a hard time deciding what color combinations to wear. This is one of the most common problem faced by almost half of the young generation, as they get confused when trying to combine different colored shirts with shoes, pants, dupattas or scarves.
The little steps and guidelines in this article will make sure that you are never unsure how to match your clothes again in life.
What colors to match? How to know?
Using right colors and matching them perfectly can be a tough job, that is why color theories not only plays a vital role when matching colors for clothes but for everything else like interiors, hair, makeup and tons of other things.
The color wheel is all you need……
All the big names in the fashion industry and all the big brands don’t just come up with color combinations of clothes, they do their research with due diligence and then decide on what color palettes should be used for their collection. The color wheel was invented by Isaac Newton. The wheel has been divided into various categories and applied anything that deals with colors.
- Primary Colors
Primary colors are the basic colors and it would not be wrong to say that all the other colors are obtained by mixing 2 or more primary colors. These colors include red, yellow and blue.
- Secondary colors
These are obtained by mixing two or more primary colors. For example red and yellow gives orange, red and blue gives purple and so on.
- Tertiary colors
These colors are derived by mixing primary and secondary colors. Colors like corals, peaches, beiges are obtained.
Principles for matching colors?
The best way of matching clothes is to pick colors which goes in harmony. This is the first and basic step even in designing of clothes. Two or more colors which does not go in harmony will never make a good color combination.
- Complementary
Yellow, green, red and violet are complementary colors and they goes well together. Most of the brands use these colors to design their spring and summer collection. Because the complementary color wheel is vibrant and fresh and is perfect for mid-summer season.
- Analogous
Combining or wearing 2 or more continuous colors on the color wheel is called analogous color matching. So, if you have picked a striking color like orange and you do not know how to color match your orange sweater with any other color, then pick any color on either side of color on the color wheel.
- Triadic
The combination of colors which are located at a far distance from each other make triadic color matching. You can always pick those colors which are not much striking rather they are muted colors.