Complementary color scheme

Contrast (or Complementary) scheme is a color scheme based on one color tint and its complementary color, the color on the exact opposite side of the color wheel. The base color is main and dominant, while the complementary color is used only as an accent.

combination of one warm and one cold color is always created. We have to consider, which one will be dominant, and which one one accenting. The choice decides whether the result palette will look warm, or cold. Various monochromatic shades of both colors could be added to the scheme.

The result is similar to the monochromatic scheme, the resulting palette is smooth and elegant, while it's accompained by a quite expressive complementary color allowing to create vivid accents.