Analogous colours are colours that are very similar to one another and appear next to each other on a colour wheel.
- Analogous colours are colours of similar hue.
- An example of a set of analogous colours is red, reddish-orange, orange, and yellow-orange.
- An analogous colour scheme creates a rich look but is less vibrant than a colour scheme with contrasting colours.
- Increasing the number of segments on a colour wheel shows analogous colours more clearly as the gradation between contiguous hues becomes finer.
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