Complementary
Colors
Alignment
C: Order (Neutral) Alignment
-Black + +White = ±Gray
&
Alignment
D: Chaos (Neutral) Alignment
-White + +Black = ±Gray
On the
Color Wheel of Order, as well as the Color Wheel of Chaos, each color has its
opposite, a color that provides the greatest chromatic contrast to it. An
opposite color is located directly across from a color on the color wheel. The term complementary color1 is used to describe this opposite. Complementary colors have opposite
charges. Complementary colors, when
combined in equal parts, produce a shade of neutral gray. Thus:
Red + Cyan = Gray
Green + Magenta = Gray
Blue + Yellow = Gray
Or
+ + - = ±
Or
+ + - = ±
positive plus negative equals neutral
Neutrals
can be positive, negative, or neutral.
Complimentary color charge is determined by the composite colors. Thus, there are two ways to make the same
color:
Example 1. (Alignment C: Order (Neutral) Alignment
)(Order Color Wheel):
+Red + -Cyan = ±Gray
can also
be expressed as:
1 +Red + (½ +Blue + ½ +Green) = +Gray
Thus:
+ + + + + = +
Note: The positives are not proportionate! If they were, it would equal +White.
Example 2. (Alignment C: Order (Neutral) Alignment
)(Order Color Wheel):
+Red + -Cyan = ±Gray
can also
be expressed as:
(½ -Magenta + ½ -Yellow) + 1 -Cyan = -Gray
- + - + - = -
Note: The negatives are not proportionate! If they were, it would equal -Black.
Example 3. (Alignment D: Chaos (Neutral) Alignment)(Chaos
Color Wheel):
-Red + +Cyan = ±Gray
can also
be expressed as:
-Red + (½ -Blue + ½ -Green) = -Gray
- + - + - = -
Note: The positives are not proportionate! If they were, it would equal -White.
Example 4. (Alignment D: Chaos (Neutral) Alignment)(Chaos
Color Wheel):
-Red + +Cyan = ±Gray
can also
be expressed as:
(½ +Magenta + ½ +Yellow) + +Cyan = +Gray
+ + + + + = +
Note: The negatives are not proportionate! If they were, it would equal +Black.
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