Kuler uses themes comprising of five colors Depending on the type of color scheme you would like, different rules govern which colors appear in each theme. These rules have not been created by Adobe, and instead fallback on a set of design principles that specifically relate to color. They are:
- Analogous: Create themes from similar colors which are adjacent on the color wheel.
- Monochromatic: Use one color as a base with additional colors suggested based on variation in the intensity and lightness of the base hue.
- Triad: Create a contrasting theme using a three-point color wheel selector.
- Complementary: Use two opposing colors on the color wheel to create a theme with complementary colors.
- Compound: Uses multiple hues to come up with fairly unexpected combinations.
- Shades: For a very subtle theme with small variations in the base hue’s shade.
