Doctors and nurses wear blue / green scrubs because those colors are
opposite the color red on the color wheel, and offer relief from the eye strain and stress of exposure to blood and the body cavity during surgery.
Not exact matches
They deplore his lack of
color and ostentation, just the
opposite of the criticism leveled against
Red Auerbach when Boston was champion.
2 The three pairs of
colors on
opposite sides of the cube that never appear together on a single cubie are blue and green, yellow and white, and
red and orange.
If you have green or hazel eyes,
red is the
opposite shade on the
color wheel.
On the
color wheel, green and
red are
opposites so, they cancel each other out.
If this combo is too boring and dull for you then try going for
red or another vibrant
colored and totally
opposite coloured purse to go with your outfit.
If your house is a neutral
color but you're squeamish about bright hues — not everyone can handle a candy - apple
red or a neon green front door — try a paint
color that is also neutral but has the
opposite «temperature.»
This tribal patterned Oushak runner features a double diamond lozenge design in
opposite color palettes of muted crimson
red, espresso, mocha brown and cream...
They can be very «Parisian» looking, thin stripes of black and white with adorable, skinny capri pants or they can be patriotic if they are
red and white (or navy and white) and are worn with the
opposite color, or they look especially great when paired with a pop of
color in the shoe and a blazer or denim jacket.
Just as
colors that are
opposite each other on the wheel (complementary or contrasting
colors) are strong and appealing when used together (
red and green, for example), so too can contrasting leadership qualities enhance each other.
Depending on which snake you're playing as, the
red and blue Nibbley Pibbleys will be worth one or two points (two points for eating those that are the same
color as your snake, and one point for the
opposite color), while the yellow Nibbley Pibbleys grant three points.
So your goal is to block the bullets in either single
color (blue) mode using a single shield to block bullets rhythmically, and the same premise is for the two
color (blue &
red) mode but there are two times the notes that are
color coded to the specific shields designated to the left and right shields, finally is the mirror mode (blue &
red) where the blue /
red notes are, as implied mirrored on the
opposite sides of the ship and will be different
colored notes.
Furthermore, each
color proceeds outward on either side of the central stripe while mirrored by its
opposite:
red and green, then blue and orange, then yellow and purple, and so forth.
The precise
opposite of that tentative sense of hesitation characterizes the paintings of both Alex Katz and Fairfield Porter, who imbue their subject with
color - suffused boldness from the warm side of the palette, specifically
reds more suited to Elizabeth Arden and Christian Louboutin than the painting studio.
In some cases, promotional copies of a particular album might have been pressed in
red (or black) vinyl, while the copies available for sale in the stores might be the
opposite color.
«
Red, while also the
color of blood, is above all a converting substance capable of reversing situations and states, and of extracting from objects their
opposites.
Complementary Two
colors that fall directly
opposite one another on the
color wheel (e.g.
red and green, blue and orange, and yellow and purple).
For high drama, Hart - Davidson suggests pairing
colors from
opposite sides of the
color wheel such as
red and green and combining styles as diverse as Scandinavian modern and Victorian.
But if you're doing a whitewash and the
red is still coming through a bit, you will want to either complement it (stick to warm
colors) or contrast with it (think
opposite side of the
color wheel).
This Key Biscayne, Florida, deck is outfitted in hot
reds, pinks, and oranges, making the water view even bluer: «These complementary
colors intensify each other because they're
opposites on the
color wheel,» says Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Insti
color wheel,» says Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone
Color Insti
Color Institute.
Although
red is at the
opposite end of the
color wheel to green, to avoid a Christmas - themed living room, I recommend using the adjacent
colors purple and orange to decorate the room.
Red and green are
opposites on the
color spectrum so they actually work very well together.