Color Blocking 101

Hi Everyone! Color blocking is a great trend for Spring and Summer. I learned to color block using the color wheel. Prepare to add a burst of fun and bold daring colors into your wardrobe. But only if you know how to do the color blocking right! Alright ladies, so I’ve mentioned the terms “color blocking” and “color wheel”. Color blocking is a term that has been used in fashion means mixing and matching blocks of solid colors worn together and color wheel is a circle of colors arranged according to their chromatic relationship and used as a guide in mixing and color design decisions.
Before you can use a color wheel you must understand primary colors, hues, secondary colors, tertiary colors and complementary colors. First we have our primary colors: red, yellow and blue. These are the only three colors that cannot be made by mixing other colors. All other colors are hues of these three colors. The mixture of primary colors into various combinations creates secondary colors: green, purple and orange. If we keep mixing, our end result will be tertiary colors (orange-yellow, red-orange, violet-red, yellow-green & blue-green). There are also tints and shades: tints are mixed with white while shades are mixed with black.

Here are some color blocking techniques and some fantastic tips for how to make color blocked layouts quickly and easily!
1. Analogous colors- are three colors lined up on the color wheel (e.g. violet, violet-red & red).
2. Complementary colors- are directly opposite one another on the wheel (e.g. yellow & violet).
3. Colors that form right (90 degree) angles with each other- (i.e. yellow and red-orange; blue and violet-red; green and orange, etc.)
4. Colors that form a T- (i.e. blue, orange, and violet-red; yellow, violet, and red-orange; yellow, blue-green, and red-orange, etc.)
5. Colors that form an X - (i.e. blue, orange, violet-red, and yellow, violet, blue-green, and red-orange, etc.)
6. Color-families- You can substitute pink (tint) with red and still be able to pull off the combos based on the color wheel.
Since brown is a neutral, it will go with virtually any color on the color wheel. Of course white, black, and the hues of blue found in denim are also neutrals that go with just about anything. You can also use the color wheel when coming up with color combinations for your makeup. It can help you decide which makeup color to wear so that you don’t match your eyeshadow with your outfit.

So try it out, let me know how it worked out for you and send me some pics of you color blocking your life away!

•☆.•*´¨`*••♥ Good Vibes Everyone! ♥••*´¨`*•.☆•

Thoughts?

Are you a fan of color blocking? Do you think you only look good in certain colors based on skin tone or body type? How will you use color blocking in your wardrobe? Will you try to add more color in your wardrobe in the future? Let me know what you think!