Anybody who designs with color — house painters, knitters,
graphic types, etc. — will find these three volumes useful. They show the effect of thousands of two- and three-color combinations, and how perceived colors change in relation to their neighbors. The charts will lead you to thoughtful and often surprising color combinations.
Volume One shows many possible dual color combinations,
with one hue constant per page. Volume Two deals with pastels and brights, and includes more three-color combos. Each color is broken down into percentages of stock printing tints: yellows,
magenta, cyan, and black, for graphic-arts folks. Most color books costs hundreds; these have gobs of color, few words, and are very affordable. — Kathleen O’Neill