What is complementary color?

Color complementary color, namely complementary color.

That is, the intermediate color synthesized by one primary color and the other two primary colors is called complementary color. That is to supplement the three primary colors. There are countless pairs of two relative colors of 180 on the color circle. When two complementary colors are put together, there will be a strong contrast, each highlighting its own tone, which is dazzling and loud, while if the complementary tones are mixed together and offset each other, it will look gloomy.

The relationship between cool color and warm color is complementary color relationship. It is not difficult for people to understand the colors of light and dark, cold and warm. If red light shines, the light-receiving surface of the object will be covered with a layer of warm red, and so will the cool color.

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Complementary color is the warmth and coldness of color. Complementary color relationship is the relationship between cool color and warm color. It is not difficult to understand the lightness and warmth of colors. For example, under the irradiation of blue light, the light-receiving surface of an object is covered with a layer of blue cool color, and so is the warm color. The question is what color should the dark part of the object be? Many beginners mistakenly use dark blue or natural colors with black, blue, brown and other colors, and the result is dirty and gray.

The visual structure of human eyeball consists of two kinds of cells. One is columnar cells, which specialize in absorbing and supplementing black and white; The other is cone cells, which specialize in absorbing and supplementing colors. This physiological structure of the eyes requires the lightness and darkness of colors, and the temperature is the same as that of the human body. If it is too hot, it wants to be cool; if it is too cold, it wants to be warm. You want to be weak if the light is too strong, and you want to be strong if the light is too weak.

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