Advertisement
Advertisement
analogous color
noun
Art.any one of a group of related colors that are near each other on the color wheel, a circular chart that shows gradations of color.
Red, orange, and yellow are analogous colors.
Discover More
Word History and Origins
Origin of analogous color1
First recorded in 1875–80
Discover More
Example Sentences
Examples have not been reviewed.
The advantage of having a second, analogous color stimulus like that is we can now test whether there’s any consistency between the way people make sense of these images.
From
The man sitting behind the desk looked as though he'd been built to be the lightest spot in an analogous color scheme.
From
Advertisement
Discover More
When To Use
doesanalogous color mean?
Colors are called analogous colors when they are very similar to each other, especially when they are next to each other on a color wheel. For example, red, red-orange, and orange are analogous colors.Analogous colors are typically discussed in terms of their relationship and closeness to each other on a color wheel, which is a circular chart that shows shades of color that gradually blend into one another (much like how they do in a rainbow). An analogous color is also called an analogous hue.The term analogous color is used in art when discussing the relationships of colors, especially in contrast to complementary colors, which are located in opposite positions on a color wheel.[caption id="attachment_148119" align="alignnone" width="300"]
Color wheel: Getty[/caption]
Colors are called analogous colors when they are very similar to each other, especially when they are next to each other on a color wheel. For example, red, red-orange, and orange are analogous colors.Analogous colors are typically discussed in terms of their relationship and closeness to each other on a color wheel, which is a circular chart that shows shades of color that gradually blend into one another (much like how they do in a rainbow). An analogous color is also called an analogous hue.The term analogous color is used in art when discussing the relationships of colors, especially in contrast to complementary colors, which are located in opposite positions on a color wheel.[caption id="attachment_148119" align="alignnone" width="300"]
Color wheel: Getty[/caption]Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse
