Understanding Hue and Color Undertones

Cohesive Collections: Neutrals and Undertones
New surface pattern designers often gravitate towards a range of "neutral" colors, but a common pitfall is using colors within the same hue family with different undertones.
For example, a beige with a yellow undertone might sit awkwardly next to a pink undertone. This difference in undertone creates a clash, even though the colors seem similar at first glance.
The Secret Weapon: Understanding Undertones
Understanding undertones is not just a skill. It's a secret weapon that can transform your designs. It's the key to creating cohesive and professional-looking patterns and collections. Every color, even neutrals, can have a warm (yellow, orange, red), cool (blue, green), or neutral undertone.
Cohesive Neutrals:
Here's a tip for working with neutrals: Select neutrals with similar undertones. Similar undertones create a sense of harmony and flow within your designs, making your collections feel more polished and intentional.
Paying attention to undertones will elevate your designs and avoid the "something's off" feeling caused by unintentional color clashes.
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as always, snippets of wisdom! Thanks Xhico!

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thanks Xhico, this is clear and helpful.

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Thanks, Xhico! As always, this is so helpful!

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[@RebeccaMcIntyre-sz5kv]

thanks Xhico, however, I'm now more confused as most of my colour palettes are not based on tints and shades of one colour only. I use many different colours! not sure how to handle those ones😕

[@studioxhico]

Of course, you can make many colors work together. But sometimes when you're finding different colors too different, you can also refer to their Hue undertone. Sometimes, if you take a blue more green or yellow with an orange more red or yellow, you can change the way those colors interact with each other. If you took them more toward the yellow, they both would have closer undertones. Color is complex and we all perceive it differently. You can join in us in Color Camp to learn more about working with color in your designs.

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@@studioxhico thanks xhico😍