Create balanced color schemes with four colors equidistant on the color wheel.
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This is a preview of how your square color scheme might look in a design. The background uses your base color, the heading uses the second color, and this text uses the fourth color.
A square color scheme is a type of tetradic color scheme that uses four colors that are evenly spaced around the color wheel, forming a square. Each color is 90 degrees apart from the adjacent colors, creating a balanced and versatile palette.
Square color schemes offer rich color possibilities and can create a vibrant, dynamic feel when used correctly. They work well for designs that need variety while maintaining harmony and balance.
Square color schemes can create visually interesting websites with clear color-coding for different sections or functions. They work well for sites that need to convey variety and energy.
In posters, brochures, and marketing materials, square color schemes can create eye-catching designs with strong visual contrast and balance.
Square color schemes can be used to create dynamic living spaces, with each color defining different areas or elements within a room.
In clothing and accessory design, square color schemes can create bold, balanced looks that incorporate contrasting colors in a harmonious way.
A square color scheme is a type of tetradic scheme where all four colors are equidistant (90° apart) on the color wheel. A rectangular tetradic scheme has colors that form a rectangle on the color wheel, with varying distances between colors.
Square color schemes can be challenging for beginners because they involve four distinct colors. It's often easier to start with simpler schemes like monochromatic or analogous before moving to more complex ones.
Use one color as the dominant color, use the others as accents, and incorporate neutral colors like white, black, or gray to provide visual rest. Also consider using tints and shades of your four main colors.
While this tool maintains the same saturation and brightness across all four colors, you can manually adjust these values in your design software for more flexibility.