# Split complementary

Visual element sample: Color › Hue & harmony
Source: https://visual-gallery.asami.tokyo/en/styles/color-harmony-split-complementary

Blue paired with red-orange and yellow-green, either side of its complement.

## Palette
- #EBEEF4 Background (~55%)
- #224791 Main (~23%)
- #E66A51 Secondary (~14%)
- #C1D94A Accent (~8%)

## Visual traits
- Base hue blue (~220°) is paired with the two hues on either side of its complement
- The split complements are red-orange (~10°) and yellow-green (~70°), about 30° on each side of orange
- Orange itself, the direct complement, is not used
- Background is a pale, low-saturation tint of the base blue

## Prompt
Split-complementary color scheme: base blue #224791 with red-orange #E66A51 and yellow-green #C1D94A, the two hues on either side of blue's complement, on a pale cool-gray background #EBEEF4. Do not use the direct complement orange.

## Avoid
direct complementary orange, analogous colors, purple, pink, extra hues, rainbow palette