Artist: Gonzalo Navarro
Source: http://www.gonzaloruiznavarro.com/blog/complementary-and-analogous-colors

Artist: Vincent Van Gogh
Title of Work: Sunflowers
Year Produced: 1888
Medium: Oil on canvas
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunflowers_%28Van_Gogh_series%29

As the first image explains, analogous is the term for the colors near each other on the color wheel, usually referring to a set of three colors in a row. A good example of this element is Van Gogh’s sunflowers. In this piece, he uses and analogous set of yellows and oranges to create a very pleasing piece. This analogous set of colors creates unity and harmony in the piece, while still having slight variation in color to keep it interesting.