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The Basics

How To Select A Color

Demystify the Color Wheel

Let’s look at a color wheel: Warm reds, yellows, and oranges congregate on one side, while cool lavenders, blues and greens are on the other. Creating a palette within one half of the wheel tends to be more harmonious. But pairing two colors that stand opposite one another adds a dash of invigorating tension.

Helpful color wheel terms:

A monochromatic color scheme uses tints and shades of the same color.
An analogous color scheme uses adjacent colors on the color wheel.
Complementary color schemes (as in "opposites attract") include two colors that are opposite to each other on the color wheel.

The Basics

How To Select A Color

Demystify the Color Wheel

Helpful color wheel terms:

A monochromatic color scheme uses tints and shades of the same color.
An analogous color scheme uses adjacent colors on the color wheel.
Complementary color schemes (as in "opposites attract") include two colors that are opposite to each other on the color wheel.

Test. Observe. Repeat.

Experimenting and observation is key.

To make sure you choose your color with confidence, tap into pint-size color samples with our Free Sample Fridays - every Friday at paintCLE is Buy One Get one Free Color Samples!

With these handy samples, you can paint a board or piece or foam and move it around to different parts of a room. Make sure to observe how the paint color changes at different times of the day so there are no surprises once you’ve applied your color choice.