Excursus Colour and Contrast

Complementary Contrast:

Combination with complementary colours (colours that are oppositely positioned on the colour weel).



Colour each other Contrast:

Combination of different tones (more than 2 tones).



Colourful and no colourful Contrast:

Combination of gray and a little bit colour.



Light and dark Contrast:

Combination of light colour and dark colour.



Cold and warm Contrast:

Combination of cold colour with warm colour.



Quantity Contrast:

Contrast based on imbalance of colour.



Quality Contrast:

A clear colour is encircled by a variation of the some tone with is more light or more dark. 

(see Stapelkamp 2007, p.60-73)

Stapelkamp, T., 2007. Screen- und Interfacedesign: Gestaltung und Usability für Hard- und Software. Berlin: Springer-Verlag.