Thursday, September 4, 2014

Complementary Colors: Purple and Yellow

Complementary colors are probably the most basic way to color block. They involve mixing colors from opposite sides of the color wheel. Audrey from Putting Me Together has a great post on using the color wheel to create a wardrobe. She also links to another great post about color wheel theory by academichic.

The purple and yellow combination I wore almost always makes me think of LSU. However, since I'm no longer living in the south I felt safer wearing this outfit without someone thinking I am a Tiger's fan. Another way to wear this combination would be a with a lilac rather than such a rich purple. Other complementary colors also have strong associations in our lives. They are orange and blue (Go Gators!), red and green (Christmas anyone?).

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