Honorable Mention "Home Decorating Store"		Selecting a Color Scheme The color wheel can help you in choosing a color scheme for a room or your home by visually illustrating color harmonies. Monochromatic Color schemes that use tints and shades of the same color for a look that is sophisticated and elegant. Complementary Includes the two colors that oppose each other on the color wheel. Complementary colors enhance the temperature of each other, adding interest and energy to the décor. Split Complement Color schemes that combine hues to the left or right of its complement on the color wheel. Triad Color schemes that include any three colors equally spaces on the color wheel (red-orange, yellow-green, and blue-violet). Use various shades of these colors ­ one as a dominant, another as a secondary and the third as an accent color. Analogous Uses consecutive colors on the color wheel (yellow, yellow-orange, orange), create a pleasing palette by using one color more than the other two. Resource: Benjamin Moore Whitman Wallpaper and Paint Co., Inc. 242 Bedford St. Whitman, MA 02382 Phone: 781-447-4469 ~ Fax: 781-447-4516 2007 Copyright Whitman Wallpaper and Paint Co., Inc.