complementary colour

ˌkɑmpləˈmɛntəri ˈkʌlər
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Translation of complementary colour into German

Noun

1.

colour theory

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colour opposite another on the colour wheel
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  • Blue and orange are complementary colours.Blau und Orange sind Komplementärfarben.
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colour science

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either of two colours producing white or grey
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Komplementärfarbe Ergänzungsfarbe
  • Red and cyan are complementary colours in colour science.Rot und Cyan sind Komplementärfarben in der Farbwissenschaft.
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  • complementary colour: either of two colours producing white or grey
    (colour science) Komplementärfarbe

Examples of complementary colour in a sentence

  • Artists often use complementary colours for contrast.
  • Artists often use complementary colours for vibrant effects.
  • Complementary colours can enhance visual contrast in designs.

Translations of "complementary colour" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
dieKomplementärfarbenf.

Cyan is the complementary colour of red.

Cyan entspricht der Komplementärfarbe von Rot.

area appears in the light of the complementary colour, i.e. green.

Daher erscheint diese Stelle im Licht der Komplementärfarbe, also grün.

dieErgänzungsfarbenf.

In this case we have the appliqué of woven material (to a polo shirt) with a complementary colour of knitted fabric.

In diesem Fall geht es um Applikation auf dem Strickmaterial (Polohemd) durch Ergänzungsfarbe des Strickstoffes.

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complementary colour: Examples and translations in context

Inner collar and overcast seam are knitted in the complementary colour to the main sock.

Innenbund und Kettelnaht sind immer in einer Komplementärfarbe zur Grundfarbe gestrickt.

Blue is the complementary colour to yellow, the tint most commonly found in diamonds.

Blau ist die Komplementärfarbe zu Gelb, dem bei Diamanten am häufigsten auftretenden Farbton.

For this purpose, a base colour, a complementary colour and a contrasting colour are normally used.

Hierzu verwendet man gewöhnlich eine Grundfarbe, eine Komplementärfarbe und eine Kontrastfarbe.

If this colour is missing, the human sense of vision simultaneously creates the complementary colour.

Ist diese Farbe nicht vorhanden, so erzeugt der menschliche Sehsinn simultan die Komplementärfarbe.

The targeted use of colour and complementary colour constitutes a principle for selecting light wavelengths.

Die gezielte Ausnutzung von Farbe und Komplementärfarbe bildet eine der Grundlagen für die Auswahl der Beleuchtungswellenlänge.

Note down the last letter of the German word for its complementary colour (index h).

Notiere den letzten Buchstaben des deutschen Wortes der Komplementärfarbe (Index h).

Incidentally, the complementary colour of "Violet blue" is yellow.

Die Komplementärfarbe von „Violettblau" ist übrigens Gelb.

In our example greens complementary colour would be Magenta red.

In unserem Beispiel ist die Komplementärfarbe zu Grün die Farbe Magentarot.

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