The Angular Contrast
The angular contrast is the "angular separation" of two colors on the color wheel in degree.
Example:
- Yellow and turquoise have an angular contrast of 90°
- Turquoise and orange have an angular contrast of 150°
- Violet and yellow have an angular contrast of 180° (complementary contrast or angular harmony)
Yellow and turquoise have an angular separation of 90°
The precise names of the colors:
short name precise name
yellow yellow
lime yellow green
green green
turquoise blue green
cyan cyan blue
blue blue
violet blue violet
lilac red violet
magenta red magenta
red red
orange red orange
yolk yellow orange
On the next page it will be explained how the angular separation is to be judged or which angular separation is harmonic.
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