Split complements

DEFINITION

One color plus the two colors that are on either side of its complement on the color wheel. For example, the complement of orange is blue, and the two colors on either side of blue are blue-green and blue-violet. Therefore the split complements of orange are blue-green and blue-violet.Also see analogous colors, cama?eu, color scheme, complementary colors, grisaille, monochrome, split complementary, and triadic colors.