complementary

We live in a multi-dimensional world.   Most people understand that space has three dimensions:  height, width and depth.  But relatively few people look at color in the same way - that is, as a three dimensional phenomenon.  Understanding these three dimensions of color can become the key to  unlocking your creativity as a designer. We began our study of color in LandShapes' May/June issue ("Designing in Color," click here), where we explored the scientific nature of color and its first dimension - hue, the name of a color (red, yellow, blue, orange, green or violet) - and learned that each hue has a temperature range (from warm to cool).  We also learned that all six hues may be organized and better understood through the use of a helpful tool developed by color scientists called the color wheel. We will now continue our study of color by exploring the second and third dimensions of color and then by discussing contrast, analogous and complementary colors and color harmony.  This will enable us to begin applying these fundamentals as landshapers and see in practical terms how understanding these fundamentals can help us become better