Hi, I am trying to learn how to create colors. If I find a color I like and it is blue, is there any generator out there to create on that is the equivalent color of pink, green or any other given color?

Take this one as an exampel:

http://www.colourlovers.com/palette/605421/Crystal_Ice_Palace

How do I continue adding colors to this palette and make sure they are compatible with the previous?

Mrhaaat wrote:

Hi, I am trying to learn how to create colors. If I find a color I like and it is blue, is there any generator out there to create on that is the equivalent color of pink, green or any other given color?

Try the Triad and/or Tetrad option(s) on the advanced palette maker. Put in the HEX code of the color you want (in the bar that says HEX underneath it). Then click on one of the smaller circles for a similar shade of a different color. The Triad option will pick out two other colors to choose from, while the Tetrad will give you three.

Good tips, problem is it generates colors at random it seems. Like for instance, I feel the need to add a greyish color to go with a color ut the generator only randomizes other colors. How do people go about then? Is it only made with reliance on the capability of recognizing matching color with only the eyes as help?

Personally I can not say I trust my eyes to judge wether or not a color matches or not, that skill was not overly well developed for me unfortunately.

Mrhaaat wrote:

Good tips, problem is it generates colors at random it seems. Like for instance, I feel the need to add a greyish color to go with a color ut the generator only randomizes other colors. How do people go about then? Is it only made with reliance on the capability of recognizing matching color with only the eyes as help?

Personally I can not say I trust my eyes to judge wether or not a color matches or not, that skill was not overly well developed for me unfortunately.

Actually, the colors chosen by the Triad or Tetrad are equidistant from from each other and the white middle, so it's not that random. But I don't know, I guess if that's not working for you, you could just practice choosing matching colors. After all, they do say practice makes perfect. But like I said I don't know, so maybe someone can come up with a better idea.

Spending a little time with a color wheel and exploring color relationships using it would go a long way to help you. A color wheel is not the only basis for picking colors but it will always be among the most consistent and "safest" for lack of a better word. You can find some nice color wheel and color relationship tutorials online.

Lovely Lakes is on the right track. All common color schemes are referenced to how colors are positioned on a color wheel. Triadic, for example has colors at the points of an equilateral triangle---blue, red and yellow for example. Complimentary colors are directly across from each other on a color wheel. Split compliments are to either side of a color's compliment. Analogous colors are those next to each other on a color wheel. And on it goes.

My practice used Color Impact a lot to build custom color wheels and then abstract colors for the different typical color schemes. It has all kinds of other wonderful color exploration tools. It has not been updated in awhile but I assume you can still download it from Tiger Color in Oslo. There used to be a free trial offer.

I have played with only some but there are decent smartphone color exploration tools (in the Android world at least---I do not know about Apple) that work in similar fashion. Choose a color as your color wheel anchor and they will identify colors according to the color schemes you want to explore. Type in something like "color scheme" in the Play Store search bar to find them.