![]() Shades within the same column can be used together for tonal coordination, or across columns to create a balanced contrast. Designed for ease of use, each colour is one of a graduated family, grouped in columns according to undertone. 'There are elements of this theory within our 'Colour Scales' palette. ![]() The essence of the colour wheel is to take the original three primary colours of red, yellow and blue, and then show the secondary and tertiary colours that can be derived from combining and blending them together,' advises Ruth Mottershead, creative director, Little Greene. 'A colour is a mix of pigment that can be adapted by the level of saturation of that pigment, as well as be affected by external factors such as light and shadow. ![]() It's made up of 12 hues, half of which are warm colours (reds, oranges and yellows) and the other half cool colours (lilacs, blues and greens). The wheel that’s used by today’s interior designers actually derives from Sir Isaac Newton’s first circular illustration for colour in 1666.
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