Komplementärfarbe
complementary colour
noun kom-ple-men-TAER-far-buh Rare
Origin: from Latin complementum
Usage Note
Komplementärfarbe is the colour directly opposite on the colour wheel, creating maximum contrast when juxtaposed. Placing Komplementärfarben next to each other — e.g. Rot and Grün — makes both appear more vibrant. Feminine noun.
Examples
"Die Komplementärfarbe von Blau ist Orange, und zusammen wirken sie besonders lebhaft."
Natural Translation
The complementary colour of blue is orange, and together they look especially vivid.
Literal Translation
The complementary-colour of blue is orange, and together they act especially lively.
Related Words
- Abguss cast, casting (plaster or metal replica of a sculpture)
- Abstraktion abstraction (non-representational art)
- Acrylfarbe acrylic paint
- Akanthus acanthus (decorative leaf motif)
- Akt nude
- Aktmalerei nude painting; figure painting
- Aktmodell life model; nude model (for drawing or painting)
- Aktzeichnung life drawing, figure drawing (of the nude)
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