Using a Colour Wheel is a great way to experiment with different colour combinations in your jewellery making. This Interactive Colour Wheel allows you to choose a colour and then see all the different colour schemes you can use that colour in.
To use this Colour Wheel click on a colour. The colour schemes will be displayed underneath. To see all the beads we stock in that colour scheme click on the View Beads link.
Colour Schemes for Blue Beads
Monochromatic Colour Scheme
A Monochromatic Colour Scheme is a scheme based on only one colour. It can work best when different textures and finishes of beads are used in the design.
Blue
Analogous Colour Scheme
An Analogous Colour Scheme involves using colours lying next to each other on the colour wheel. This can create a very harmonious colour scheme because all the colours
used share a common colour.
Purple
Blue
Turquoise
Complementary Colour Scheme
A Complementary Colour Scheme involves using colours opposite each other
on the colour wheel. Using complementary colours can create quite striking pieces of jewellery.
This type of scheme often looks most pleasing when you have different amounts of each colour, for example using one colour as the main colour and the other as a highlight.
This type of scheme often looks most pleasing when you have different amounts of each colour, for example using one colour as the main colour and the other as a highlight.
Blue
Orange
Offset Complementary Colour Scheme
If you require a colour scheme that is a little less strident than the Complementary Scheme then you can use an Offset Complementary Scheme. This involves choosing the colour on one side of the complementary colour
colour on the colour wheel.
Blue
Orange-Red
Split Complementary Colour Scheme
A Split Complementary Colour Scheme involves taking a colour on the wheel, finding its complement and then choosing the colours on either side of this complementary colour.
For the best effects try to have different amounts of each colour. It is much more pleasing to the eye for either the main colour or the two split complementary colours to dominate.
For the best effects try to have different amounts of each colour. It is much more pleasing to the eye for either the main colour or the two split complementary colours to dominate.
Blue
Yellow
Orange-Red
Triadic Colour Scheme
A Triadic Colour Scheme is made up of three colours with each of the colours evenly spaced around the colour wheel.
Again this scheme can look best when you have the colours in different proportions. A good way is to use them in decreasing amounts, one colour should dominate, then there should be a less of the second colour and just tiny amounts, or accents, of the third colour.
Again this scheme can look best when you have the colours in different proportions. A good way is to use them in decreasing amounts, one colour should dominate, then there should be a less of the second colour and just tiny amounts, or accents, of the third colour.
Blue
Green (Lime)
Crimson
