[[File:analog-shades.png|thumb|Various shades within an analogous color scheme, and their mutual contrast.]]
 
[[File:analog-shades.png|thumb|Various shades within an analogous color scheme, and their mutual contrast.]]
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'''Analogous''' (or 'adjactent colors'') is a [[color scheme]] using one base color and two secondary colors placed symetrically around it on the [[color wheel]]. The base color is main, while the [[secondary color]]s should be used only for [[highlight]]s and [[accent]]s. It always looks very elegant and clear. There is no tension in the palette and it’s uniformly all warm, or all cold. If a base color on the warm-cold border is chosen, the color with opposite “temperature” may be used for accenting the other two colors.
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'''Analogous''' (or ''adjactent colors'') is a [[color scheme]] using one base color and two secondary colors placed symetrically around it on the [[color wheel]]. The base color is main, while the [[secondary color]]s should be used only for [[highlight]]s and [[accent]]s. It always looks very elegant and clear. There is no tension in the palette and it’s uniformly all warm, or all cold. If a base color on the warm-cold border is chosen, the color with opposite “temperature” may be used for accenting the other two colors.
    
== Examples ==
 
== Examples ==
 
We can use the analogous scheme for palettes with very close, alike secondary colors, as well as those with more distinct hues.
 
We can use the analogous scheme for palettes with very close, alike secondary colors, as well as those with more distinct hues.