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2. Use complementary colors and adjacent colors to achieve color coordination and matching
4. Keep the color palette consistent
How to choose the appropriate color matching in the thesis drawing is often a problem that we need to consider. Today, in this article, we try to bring you some suggestions, hoping to help you with the color matching of your papers.
A colorful dissertation illustration
First of all, let's look at the picture above, which contains the colors, red, blue, yellow, orange and purple. Although the color is very bright, but where is the problem?
The thing is, the colors are too bright! In other words, each element is too bright, making the scientific information expressed by the authors of the figure unclear .
So, in general, what are the points to pay attention to in order to accurately express the meaning we want to convey? Here are some suggestions:
1. Choose at most 2-3 main colors for each picture, and increase the color combination by changing the degree of lightness and saturation
The first picture is the original picture, the second picture has added white, and the third picture has added black, and the same blue produces a different feeling. In practice, you can create different sensations by changing the hues of colors while adopting a monochromatic color scheme.
2. Use complementary colors and adjacent colors to achieve color coordination and matching
The colors that are 180° on the color wheel are called complementary colors , such as blue and orange, red and green, yellow and purple, etc. Complementary colors have very strong contrast and can create many very stunning visual effects.
Analogous colors are three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. Similar colors can create rich texture and layers in the same tone. Some good color combinations are: teal, blue, and violet; and chartreuse, yellow, and orange.
Color wheel (Color wheel) diagram, you can choose complementary colors according to the color wheel diagram.
3. Use warm colors to highlight the parts you want to emphasize, and use cool colors as background or foil colors, or secondary important elements
Warm colors refer to red, yellow, orange. The cool colors are blue, purple, gray and so on. Visually, warm colors give people a sense of progress , so it is more appropriate to use them to highlight the key points.
Cool and warm colors in PPT
4. Keep the color palette consistent
If in a paper or a report, it is best to keep the same color for the same elements in all figures and slides. You can modify the chroma and brightness. Such a unified color scheme can make the audience better accept your information.
5. Use accent colors
Choose a bright, dominant color for the core message you want to emphasize, while keeping the rest of the image a duller gray. In this way, key information can be advantageously conveyed.
6. Implementation in PPT
Let's take ppt as an example to briefly explain the selection of custom colors.
The standard color and theme color in PPT have been preset with different shades of the same theme color.
The standard color and theme color in PPT have preset the same theme color with different shades. At the same time, the standard color is also preset in PPT: a set of ten colors fixedly arranged in deep red, red, orange, yellow, light green, green, light blue, blue, dark blue, and purple.
Two color mode options in PPT, as well as the function of custom colors.
We click on any image, and when we want to color it, click on "Other Colors", and then click on "Custom" to see the choice of color mode.
Two toning modes:
•RGB(Red-Green-Blue), use the mixing ratio of red, green and blue to adjust the color. This adjustment method only emphasizes the color tone, which is easier to operate.
• HSL (Hue-Saturation-Lightness), that is, hue-saturation-brightness. With this adjustment method, there are more variables to be adjusted, and the depth is greater. At the same time, the intensity and severity of the color can be defined, which is worth learning and using.
Custom Colors in PPT
Some basic principles of color matching can be easily achieved through this custom color:
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The same color gradient can be realized by changing the brightness value (L) to keep the color different;
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To select adjacent colors, you only need to continuously adjust the hue value.
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In order to make the color difference of the object uniform , you can also adjust the hue value (U) so that its value is an arithmetic sequence .
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To make a chart with high contrast , you only need to increase the saturation of each color and increase the difference in hue.
7. Practice
According to the above color matching principles, we will modify the color matching of the picture at the beginning of the article. as follows:
These two images use three main colors: red, orange and blue. It can be noticed that different shades and saturations of red, orange and blue are also used. Both images utilize the brightest reds, oranges, and blues for emphasis. Others use a darker background color. This color style is unified and coordinated.
However, different selection schemes of color matching can change the focus of conveying information .
The two receptors and the common ligands are highlighted in red and orange on the left side of the figure above. The right picture uses thick blue, orange, and red to shift the reader's attention to the connections between cells and the reaction process in the nucleus.
This image uses a focal color scheme. Only some elements are colored while others are kept in gray. This is especially effective for emphasis and focus.
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https://www.sohu.com/a/127291816_489486