Color Wheel: Natural Blending Groups

 

In  each larger color family, you can break down the full range of colors  into smaller sequences, such as B20-B29. These colors are called a  Natural Blending Group.

These  are colors that naturally go well together. There is no saturation  variation, only brightness variation. When you blend these colors  together you know that the colors will perfectly coordinate.

For  blends to look more natural, pick colors from the same blending group.  In general, keep a 2-4 digit difference between the last numbers and  keep the letter and the first number the same. As you find more  combinations you like add them to your example book if you are keeping  one.

Remember these rules are simply guidelines and are not set in stone. Any color can blend into another color, so try LOTS of different combinations.

Many  vendors have created their own marker assortments using this simple  concept of blending groups. In North America, Papercarfting sets and  displays are arranged in these natural blending groups so that stores  and customers don't have to work as hard to find colors that will go  well with each other.