hi all im after a theme for my engine bay any ideas my filter tube is blue and my engine block is also blue but i dont fancy loads of blue so ur ideas wont go a miss?
what colour goes with blue!!
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what colour goes with blue!!
Pink 
Perhaps not....
orange
Perhaps not....
orange
yellow, i got an interior blue an yellow theme apart from the boot which is black lol
Could have sworn your boot was blue
when did u see my boot, it was blue bout 3 months back, it was yellow before that too, i get bored very easily
I saw your boot on the 25th of July
I log our dates
Im sure Yellow was cool
I log our dates
Im sure Yellow was cool
lol, do u keep it in your special diary
it could off been blue then, i cant really remember when i changed it
it could off been blue then, i cant really remember when i changed it
No its in a black book
Orange is complimentary to blue.
Morten.
Morten.
i voted orange
I say black, it goes with anything
I wouldn't do blue and silver, it's been done to death!
I wouldn't do blue and silver, it's been done to death!
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ive gone with different shades of blue only one person voted but what the hell it looks great pics are in my gallery
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I went for Gold, look like a Scooby then...........oops
Wossup with white, then?
Yuk...........................
Blue and Green should never be seen!
Blue and Green should never be seen!
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I have all white and blue!! looks good!!
Just saying blue is too vague. The shade of blue will affect what shades of other colours go with it. You will always be safe with black, white, greys or chrome and aluminium finishes.
Your best bet would be to visit some interior decorating sites, which will illustrate colour schemes. Basically if you draw the spectrum in the form of a circle with all the colours blended, so you go from yellows through oranges to reds through purples to blues, etc. you can then select the colour you are starting with and, if you mark two other points on the circle equidistant apart dividing the circle into equal thirds, the other two points will be the best colours to match the original. That is assuming you are sticking with colours of similar saturation and light. If you wish to vary lightness you would probably need to make hue adjustments as well. Prime colours of equal hue will always go together, but that doesn't mean they would necessarily look good, for example dark red and dark blue would complement each other, but you probably wouldn't want a dark blue and dark red living room.
Other things to consider with colours related to cars are finish and feel. The surface texture and the type of paint, not to mention method of application, will all affect finish. Too many different finished will look confused. Matt surfaces should be lighter than shiny surfaces to reflect similar levels of light and give the illusion of similar colour. As far as feel is concerned, this is the overall impression you want to create. Some colours may give a feel of quality/class, where as other colours or colour combinations might give more of an impression of sportiness.
As you can see there are many things to consider, so the question is not as simple as the poll might imply.
Your best bet would be to visit some interior decorating sites, which will illustrate colour schemes. Basically if you draw the spectrum in the form of a circle with all the colours blended, so you go from yellows through oranges to reds through purples to blues, etc. you can then select the colour you are starting with and, if you mark two other points on the circle equidistant apart dividing the circle into equal thirds, the other two points will be the best colours to match the original. That is assuming you are sticking with colours of similar saturation and light. If you wish to vary lightness you would probably need to make hue adjustments as well. Prime colours of equal hue will always go together, but that doesn't mean they would necessarily look good, for example dark red and dark blue would complement each other, but you probably wouldn't want a dark blue and dark red living room.
Other things to consider with colours related to cars are finish and feel. The surface texture and the type of paint, not to mention method of application, will all affect finish. Too many different finished will look confused. Matt surfaces should be lighter than shiny surfaces to reflect similar levels of light and give the illusion of similar colour. As far as feel is concerned, this is the overall impression you want to create. Some colours may give a feel of quality/class, where as other colours or colour combinations might give more of an impression of sportiness.
As you can see there are many things to consider, so the question is not as simple as the poll might imply.
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