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Color Theory: A Guide for Designers

12 Apr 2026

4 Min read

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Chief Marketing Officer Nadine R

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Colour theory is less a set of rules than a set of consequences. Two hues that sit next to each other on the wheel will always feel calmer than two that face each other, and no amount of intent changes that.

The useful part is knowing which consequence you want. A checkout wants calm; a launch announcement does not.

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Palettes also carry meaning that does not travel. A colour that reads as celebration in one market reads as mourning in another, and a brand shipping in twelve languages cannot rely on any of them being read the way it intended.

We keep the emotional weight in the imagery, where it can be changed per market, and let the palette do the structural work: hierarchy, state and contrast.

Global Growth

Contrast is the one rule with a number attached, and it is worth defending. Everything else is judgement, and judgement improves faster when you can say why.

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