Thus, tints of one color with shades of its complementary produce a more pleasing effect than do complementaries of equal value.
The orange and yellow have a similar effect by their blue complementaries to relieve the black from any rusty appearance and a green yellow induces a violet effect in the black.
Taken together, these experiments prove that the complementaries of the old primaries are not found in the secondaries.
This effect is most clearly seen when the color used in combination is blue or blue-green, which induces in the black, yellow or red complementaries and gives the black a "rusty" appearance.
In attempting to explain their canvases many commentators have credited them with systems of complementaries which resulted in grey, and with other exorbitant theories of oppositions.
In all coloured objects the modifications are different, according to the laws of colour complementaries and admixtures.
Indeed there is another reason why complementaries should not be used, but merely their approximations set down.
Delacroix never juxtaposed large strips of complementaries in one plane, but applied hachures of almost the same tint.
His next step led him to Chevreul whose theory of complementaries he committed to memory.
When C and G-flat are struck together the sensitive ear revolts in the same way a sensitive eye revolts at complementaries in colour.
The effect of complementaries in color contrast is what you must study for this, for the theory of it.
The placing of complementaries so as to increase contrast is another way of adding to the brilliancy of light.
This symbolism is obvious when we take into our consciousness the truth that only complementaries have the power to act and react, without change, or loss.
Cosmic reaction has set in, and union between complementaries is the result.
There are pairs of so-called complementaries which make a very crude, harsh, even painful impression.
We have already shown how the complementaries of the spectrum colours can be found; the question is can we find the complementaries of pigments by the spectrum?
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "complementaries" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
