How to Find Complimentary Colors Tutorial

Jacquelin Vanderwood 1 What is complimentary colors? Look at the opposite of the color to find it's compliment. Orange is the compliment of blue, yellow is the compliment of purple, green is the compliment of red.  2 In design there are only 3 primary colors: red, yellow, and blue. 3 To find the complimentary of blue you must decide what colors are missing. In this case it is yellow and red which make orange. So orange is the complimentary color. 4 If you have green which is made up of blue and yellow then the missing color is red. 5 If the color is purple which is made up of blue and red, the missing color is yellow. 6 If the color is orange which is made up of yellow and red, then the missing color is blue.   Copyright 2002, Jacquelin Vanderwood, All Rights Reserved