Complimentary color scheme

Complimentary Colors "Life is a great big canvas...Throw all the color on it you can"... The complementary color scheme is made of two colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel. This scheme looks best when you put a warm color against a cool color, for example, red versus green-blue. The complementary scheme is intrinsically high-contrast. When using the complementary scheme, it is important to choose a dominant color and use its complementary color for accents. Using one color…

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Learn how to master split complementary colors, one of the most basic and most approachable color schemes (aka the compound color scheme).

Although colors are a part of our daily lives, there are many variations to them and their uses that not everyone may take advantage of it. Take split-complementary colors, for example.

What fabrics should I choose for this quilt? What other colors go with blue? I found this fabulous print that I want to use, but what other fabrics would go with it?? No matter how much I sew, my fabric stash keeps growing! Any of that sound familiar? Fabric selection is a huge struggle for so many quilters. Since we f

Understand the color wheel & color schemes to become a better decorator! Learn what colors go together in this valuable design lesson!

Beautiful Color inspiration the palette of copper Green Mustard + Peacock & Teal. We showed you how to incorporate mustard with other colors, this will

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Color Harmony: as suggested by the title, this piece of artwork displays a contrast between blue and orange. Specifically, purple is used with a greener-blue to produce a split complimentary.