Split Complimentary Color Scheme

Split Complimentary Color Scheme

This is a very interesting and fun color scheme that you may enjoy working with. 

Complimentary Color Scheme

Complimentary Color Scheme.

These colors are opposites on the color wheel. Examples are;

    Blue and Orange

    Red and Green 

Yellow and Purple 

                                              Etc.

Color Schemes

Use your 

Imagination 

When choosing a color scheme don't be afraid of color. Don't have all the colors be the same weight and value. Pick a light, medium and dark color to create interest.

You can take your color scheme from objects you would like to be in the room:

A painting

A rug

A flower Arrangement 

A throw or wall hanging

A favorite piece of furniture

Be Creative!

12 step Color Wheel

To start with, I thought you might like to see a 

 Color Wheel. 

It will help to make everything I say make sense.
There are lots of beautiful color schemes I am going to tell you about and this will help make it easier to understand.

The Primary colors are Red, Yellow and Blue.

The Secondary colors are Orange, Green and Purple. These are made up by mixing 2 Primary colors together. True Red and Yellow make Orange. True Blue and Yellow make Green. True Blue and Red make Purple.

The Complimentary Colors are opposites on the color wheel. When these are combined they create a neutral color or a nice brown depending on if the colors are true.


A Monochromatic color scheme is when you create tints by adding white to one hue or adding black to the same hue to create shades.

Analogous color scheme is when you choose colors that are next to each other on the color wheel.

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