Color Lesson #3 Is it a Split Complementary Color Plan

Welcome to Day 10 of the 31 Day Blog Challenge and Color Lesson #3 - Selecting a Split Complementary Border!

I've received some great feedback on last week's Blog Post and tons of great feedback the last two days.  I wish more people would be comfortable posting their thoughts here on the Blog, but I will take the emails, IMs, and FB comments.   Please feel free to provide feedback here on the blog!

Color Lesson #3 - Exercises

Today, I'm going to cover a couple posts of potential borders submitted through the Grand Central Facebook Group.   Let's see if the submitted fabrics are a Split Complementary color plan.

I would love more of you to join in, all you need to do: 

• For Picture 1 - Post a nice clear close up of your potential Border Fabric 
• For Picture 2 - I challenge you to display your 3-in-1 Color tool displayed on the fabric - if you can from the lesson over the last few days.  
• Let me know if you want your name mentioned or not. :)

In addition to the two submission from the FB Group, I'm going to go over a couple more examples, then I'm going to post a Challenge Question.  Please submit your guesses/answer, in the comments below.  Let's see how many of you get it right.  

Facebook Group Posts

First lets go through the FB Group Submissions.

1 - Anne C submitted the following photos of her fabric and her 3-in-1 Color tool determination:

Anne's Fabric -Close-Up

Anne's Fabric - Larger view

Anne's 3-in-1 Color tool determination: Magenta (17), Blue-Red (18), Aqua Blue (8),  Aqua Green (7) and  Yellow Green (3).

So, what do you think?  

I think Anne's selections look good.  Is it a Split Complementary Color Plan?

Yes - 

• Yellow Green (3) and Aqua-Green (7) are Split Complementary to Magenta (17)
• Aqua0 Green (7) and Aqua-Blue (8) are Split Complementary to Blue-Red (18)

2- Janet G - Submitted the following photo of her fabric and I put it through the Adobe Color app (on my phone).

Janet's Fabric

Janet's Fabric in Adobe Color App

Based on this photo alone, I don't have the fabric to pull, I think this fabric's 3-in-1 Tool determination would be: Yellow Green (3) Red-Violet (14), Magenta (17) , Yellow Orange (22), and Golden Yellow (24). 

So, what do you think?  

Is it a Split Complementary Color Plan?

Almost -  The Yellow Orange (22) doesn't have a Split Complementary.  Depending on the actual fabric, Janet might be able to use this, it really depends on that Orange... what is the real color when placed on the actual fabric.

• Golden Yellow (3) and Yellow Green (3) are Split Complementary to Red-Violet (14)
• Magenta (17)  is Split Complementary to Yellow-Green

Okay, I will cover a couple more from the FB Group tomorrow, as a few more ladies have started to come post more fabric submissions.

Let's go through a couple that I pulled:

3- Joel Dewberry's Blooming Daisies in Blush:

Joel Dewberry's Blooming Daisies in Blush

Blooming Daisies in Adobe Color App

For Blooming Daisies, I pulled:  Orange-Yellow (23), Yellow-Orange (22), Purple (15) and Blue Green (6).

So, what do you think?  

Is it a Split Complementary Color Plan?

Nope - It is a Triadic Color plan -  The colors are basically (8) Tabs apart.   Actually, it would be a great border for Sunset on the Sound.


4- Katrina Rocella's Cascading Blossoms in Marine:

Katrina Rocella's Cascading Blossoms in Marine

Cascading Blossoms in Adobe Color App

For Cascading Blossoms I pulled:  Yellow-Green (3), Blue (11), Fuchsia (16), Magenta (17), and Orange-Yellow (23).

So, what do you think?  

Is it a Split Complementary Color Plan?

Yes -

• Magenta (17) and Fuchsia (16) are Split Complementary to Yellow-Green (3)
• Blue (11) is the Complementary to (23)

So, is it starting to make more sense? 

Okay - I'm giving you some homework.  

I want you to:

1. Analyze the Colors in the fabric - Use your color tool, adobe.color or both
2. Determine if it is a Split Complementary Plan
3. In Comments - Post (Make sure you give your name):
1. Yes Split Complementary Plan
2. No not a Split Complementary Plan

Challenge Fabric - Bari J's Botanist's in Poem

Bari J's Botanist in Poem

Get busy and let me know what you think... who knows there may be a prize involved....  I'll see how many correct responses I get, maybe I will put them in a lottery for a prize.  Only time will tell. 

Keep Stitching, 

Michelle