Definition:
Analogous Colors are directly beside each other on the color wheel.

See also: Complementary Colors


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Analogous Colors are directly beside each other on the color wheel.
Strengths: Nature is full of analogous colors. These color combinations create soothing effects. Families of analogous colors include warm colors (red, orange, yellow) and cool colors (green, blue, violet) (shown later) which provide additional color combination strengths. This color combination is ideal when the design needs to be appealing but unobtrusive.
Weaknesses: With many similar colors it can be difficult to focus the readers attention to key areas of the page.