Split Complementary Color Scheme Generator

How Do I Use The Split Complementary Color Scheme Generator?

Create a color scheme quickly using the color scheme generator.
Start by choosing color for your palette using the color picker or clicking the generate button to find new complementary colors.

What Is A Split Complementary Color Scheme?

A split-complementary color scheme is a variant of a complementary color scheme. Split-complementary colors, however, contain a combination of three colors rather than just two.

You must combine one primary color with two colors near its complement to create a split-complementary color. Split-complimentary colors work well for contrast because complementary colors tend to look drab.

Complementary colors are not interchangeable. Thus just because one color complements another doesn't indicate that the others will coordinate.

Split-complementary Color Schemes Ideas

• Red + Blue-Green + Yellow-Green
• Orange + Blue-Purple + Blue-Green
• Red-Orange + Blue + Green
• Red-Purple + Yellow + Green
• Yellow-Orange + Purple + Blue
• Yellow-Green + Red + Purple
• Yellow + Blue-Purple + Red-Purple
• Green + Red-Orange + Red-Purple
• Blue + Red-Orange + Yellow-Orange
• Blue-Green + Orange + Red
• Blue-Purple + Yellow + Orange
• Purple + Yellow-Orange + Yellow-Green

Choose the right colors for your palette

Creating color palettes can be hard. Designers spend a lot of time trying to create cohesion between the various colors on the rainbow.

Color picker match colors related to your existing composition; leads to color scheme ideas; and generate color shades, tones and tints values.

One big piece to the puzzle is color theory. Beyond the understanding of color theory you also need to understand how to choose the right colors for your palette.

Understanding color is the first step to applying it successfully in your design. Color theory is a complex subject that analyzes how different hues/shades interact with one another. However a few basic tips can lead to finding that perfect palette.

• Analogous palettes use colors that are close to each other on the color wheel.
• Complementary palettes are created with colors that sit opposite each other on the wheel in order to offer a sense of balance.
• The triadic method consists of three main colors equally spaced on the wheel, which makes for a diverse palette.
• A monochromatic color scheme is one in which all of the tints and hues in the image are derived from a single color tint. Changes to the base color's saturation and/or brightness can alter the shade of the color.
• Four hues properly spread out around the color wheel are known as square colors.