Triadic in Uncharted Waters
Artwork: Friction Oceans by Thomas Chamberlain-Keen
Color Harmony: Triadic
Key Color: Teal
Link to Palette: Colors on coolors.co
This triadic palette is rare—and brilliant. Teal, pink, and warm yellow aren’t a common trio, but here they feel like they were meant for each other. The teal of the deep ocean sets the scene. The pinks swirl through the dragon-like sea creatures, and the yellow warms the bodies just enough to keep it all from feeling cold.
It’s a bold use of color, and it works because of how fluid the composition is. Your eye travels through the image like a current, and the hues shift just enough to keep everything vibrant without ever clashing. It’s like The Abyss reimagined through a painter’s lens—playful, strange, and totally alive.
