How to Choose a Color Scheme for Your Project

Start with a single dominant color that represents your brand personality. Use the 60-30-10 rule: 60 percent dominant color, 30 percent secondary, 10 percent accent. For complementary schemes, pick colors opposite on the color wheel for maximum contrast. Analogous schemes use adjacent colors for harmony. Triadic schemes use three evenly spaced colors for vibrancy. Monochromatic schemes vary lightness and saturation of a single hue for elegance. Always test your palette against real content, not in isolation. What looks balanced as five swatches may feel overwhelming when applied to a full page. Check contrast ratios for text accessibility using WCAG guidelines. Tools like Adobe Color and Coolors can generate schemes from a starting color.