Adjacent colors: definition, examples and table

Adjacent colors are synonymous with , since we are talking about the left and right neighbors of a color on the color wheel.

To refer to complementary adjacent colors, First we must refer to the complementary ones, since the latter are those that are in the opposite position of a color.

Adjacent complementary colors, for their part, are those on the sides of the complementary color selected on the color wheel.

Red: example of complementary adjacent colors

If we place ourselves on the red color of the color wheel, its complementary color is green (it is on the opposite side), while the adjacent ones are lime green and light blue (colors next to the opposite color).

So, the adjacent colors of red are lime green and light blue. This is a system that is used to combine colors in decoration, creating outfits or designs in general.

Adjacent Complementary Color Chart

YellowNavy blue and fuchsiaGreen limered and purpleGreenDark orange and fuchsiaLight Blueorange and redBlueLight orange and dark orangeNavy blueOrange and yellowPurpleLight orange and lime greenFuchsiaYellow and greenRedLime green and light blueDark orangeGreen and blueOrange Light blue and dark blueLight orangeBlue and purple

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