Set 1 has a minimal hue difference between the figure and ground colors (Cobalt blue figures on Thalo blue grounds); minimal luminosity difference (both figure and ground are nearly the same luminosity: both light, both medium, or both dark); and minimal intensity difference (both figure and ground are nearly the same: both high intensity, both moderate intensity, or both low intensity).

William Tapley
Art of Color
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