- Black and yellow (strongest primary combination).
- Black and red.
- Black and light blue.
- Black and green.
- Black and orange.
- Red and dark blue.
- Red and green.
- Red and yellow.
- Light yellow and dark blue.
- Blue and orange.
(A white letter used with any of the above will give a three color effect with two printings.)
In combination with black the density and richness of the other colors will be intensified in the effectiveness of the display. Where black is laid over the supplementary colors it often gives the effect of an added color.
GOOD THREE-COLOR COMBINATIONS
- Black, red and blue.
- Black, red and yellow.
- Black, yellow and blue.
- Black, red and green.
- Black, green and orange.
- Black, orange and blue.
Beyond the use of the three primary colors in combination with black, according to the density and richness of the colors employed, nearly all gradations of color effect are possible.
HARMONIZING HINTS
Red will harmonize with the other two primaries, yellow and blue; also with yellow and green-blue, yellow and violet-blue, green-yellow and blue, green-yellow and violet-blue, and yellow-green and violet-blue. Any of the pairs of colors named will form a good combination with red, in their normal state, or when reduced with white, or modified with gray, or darkened with black.
Yellow will harmonize with the primaries, red and blue; also with purple-red and blue, orange-red and blue, orange-red and violet-blue, purple-red and green-blue, and red-purple and sea-green. Any of the pairs of colors named will form a good combination with yellow, in their normal state, or when reduced with white, or modified with gray, or darkened with black.