UDC: 7.017.4
DOI: 10.36871/hon.202401039
Authors
Marina V. Boubnova,
Federal State University of Education, Mytishchi, Moscow region, 141014, Russian Federation
Abstract
The article presents the results of an experiment, the purpose of which was to find an answer to the question, which colour consonances are preferred more often: those composed of complementary colours or those based on related contrast. The research was conducted among first-year students of the Faculty of Fine Arts and Folk Crafts at the Federal State University of Education. The paper describes the algorithm for conducting the experiment by means of the author’s methodology and presents the results of analysing the obtained data using the chi-square criterion. It is revealed that some colour combinations based on the contrast of complementary colours are significantly preferable to combinations of related colours, and vice versa: some combinations based on the contrast of related colours are significantly preferable to complementary harmonies. Certain areas of the colour wheel have equal preference for both complementary and related combinations. The findings of the study contribute to the scientific block of theoretical knowledge about colour and aid the awareness of various issues in art and art education. The materials can be used in educational practice.
Keywords
colour combination, complementary harmony, related harmony, colour choice, colour preferences
