When yellow is on blue it appears to stand out more then when blue is on yellow. It also looks more of a brighter yellow when placed on a darker background. When the blue sits on the yellow, it darkens the yellow. I think yellow on blue works better
Similarly the lighter colour on the darker colour seems to stand out more then the other way round. These are complimentary colours, they are on opposite sides of the colour wheel so naturally either way, they do work quite well together. The green looks greener when on red, and the red looks a lot redder when infront of a green background.
This combination seems to communicate 'warning'. The typical colours, that when together often communicate some sort of hazard, e.g road signs etc... I think the black on yellow looks better, because black is so dark, the yellow is washed out quite a lot when it is on the black background.
When I included white we can see how much it blends with the yellow compared with the black. This is probably why black and yellow are used for warning/hazard signs because the black really stands out.
It is the same with these colour combinations too, the white and green blend really nicely, sort of communicating clinical, fresh and minty. The green looks greener when alongside the red, more so then when it next to the white strips. White tends to wash out most lighter colours, and some dark, however it stands out a lot when faced with darker colours.
With black and white, we can see how bold they both are, and they both work very well together whatever way round. Personally I don't think one looks darker or lighter with whatever is on which one.
When white is against a coloured background (orange), depending on it's hue and lightness, I don't think it looks as bright. This could be because white is a neutral, orange's complimentary colour (blue) is trying to come out through the white. The white doesn't look as washed out as if it were on a lighter background, like the bright yellow.
These are two colours, that when together I think look quite garish. The orange looks much brighter when it is on the green background, even though both sets of orange are exactly the same, it looks a lot duller when it is behind the green.
When the red strips were placed on an orange background, they didn't look as red as when they were over a brighter yellow. The contrast is greater with yellow and red, as apose to red and orange. Their positionings on the colour wheel are closer linked.
Looking at yellow and black, I added one of the colours as a shape communicating something. In this case, this could mean turn/look right, with the use of a simple arrow shape in black. It works well on the yellow because the darkness of the black not only makes the yellow bright, but also doesn't wash out the yellowness of the colour. It works much better then having two colours that don't work as well:
These colours do nowhere near as much as the yellow and black. The look is much softer, the particular green actually seems to make the image look quite calm. If the colours were higher in hue and contrast, the overall image would look horrible and the orange wouldn't really stand out.
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