Web Designer Freelance Interview Question:

Tell us what makes a good color scheme and can you name a few examples of complementary, analogous and monochromatic color schemes?

Submitted by: Muhammad

Some color combinations are more visually appealing than others, and there's a reason for that: The human mind looks for harmonies, order and systems, and color schemes that adhere to such systems look more "pleasing". There are several ways to combine colors effectively.

Here are a few:

☛ Monochromatic - using a few different hues of the same tint, such as combining pale green with deep, dark green and using bright green for accents. It's good for foreground color and background color combinations.

☛ Analogous - using colors that stand close to each other on the color wheel (and the rainbow), such as orange and yellow, blue and green, or red and purple. Usually, it works for elements placed next to each other, but not as effectively as combinations for foreground and background.

☛ Complementary - using colors which stand on opposing sides of the color wheel such as orange and purple, blue and yellow, or green and red. These colors generally have good contrast and if they also differ in lightness, they can be used as pairs for foreground and background colors. The designer should remember that certain complementary combinations don't look good (red on green and vice versa are irritating to look at and are rarely used in combination) while others have stunning contrast.
Submitted by: Muhammad