Analogous colours are colours that are very similar to one another and appear next to each other on a colour wheel.
About analogous colours
- Analogous colours are colours of similar hue.
- An example of a set of analogous colours is red, reddish-orange, orange, yellow-orange.
- An analogous colour scheme creates a rich, smooth look but is less vibrant than a colour complementary scheme.
- Increasing the number of segments on a colour wheel shows analogous colours more clearly as the gradation between colours becomes finer.
References
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_scheme
