Question

When painting, what is the effect when a hue is mixed with its complement (complementary color)?

a) it increases the intensity of the hue
b) it dulls the hue
c) it makes a hue lighter
d) it doesn’t affect the hue at all

Answer 1

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors.