Top Color Combination Ideas For T Shirt Design

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When you want to create a new design for t shirt printing, but can’t make up your mind on the best colour combinations to use for your designs, consider these combinations that never fail to work:

Red and White

Red design on a white T shirt or a white design on a red shirt always looks sharp because of the great contrast between the two colours

Green and Grey

Green ink printed on grey is a great combination whether it’s a bright or a more earthy green, it just gives an awesome look on all types of clothing

Blue and White

The calming nature of blue T shirts with white designs gives a water theme to you design

Blue and Yellow

This neutral design balance with the warmth of yellow on a blue T shirt works well in many designs especially if using different shades of yellow and blue together

Maroon and White

Maroon T shirts look amazing with fine white designs, the contrast allows for clear messages

Blue ...
... and Grey

With all the different shades of blue and grey the possibilities of this colour combination as vast, but they all give a really cool tone to the T shirt

Red, Blue and White

The balance of these three colours blends so well which is one reason it’s popular on patriotic designs such as flags and emblems

Dark and Light Blues

This is a winning combination on a T shirt as long as there is plenty of contrast like a using a design of Royal Blue on an Ice blue T shirt or Dark Navy with a light blue design

Orange, Red and Yellow

Matching the warmer tones give a feeling of fun and happiness combine to give a great contrast that’s full of energy in a T shirt design

Rainbow

Using all the colours of the rainbow or just a few will give a fresh and appealing aspect to your design

Neutral colours

Combinations of neutral colours found in nature contrast well especially those from the desert and sea

Bright colours

To bring out positive vibes and good feeling a bright coloured T shirt with a Neon Green or Tahiti Blue design exudes positive energy. Royal Blue with bright Red is also a big statement

Higher Contrast

More contrast can be achieved by showing off or intensify the reds and yellows in your designs by shadowing them with purple or dark blues
One of the most important things for T shirt design, is formatting the design correctly so if fits the T Shirt and the use of well contrasting colours
There are a few colours that never seem to work well including Black and Brown, Grey and Brown, Blue and Black Red and Green, Green and Pink, Green and Orange, Purple and Orange and Red and Orange, but of course if you use other colours to dilute them you can still make interesting and appealing designs with these combinations.