{"id":3210,"date":"2022-07-22T14:08:29","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T14:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/?p=3210"},"modified":"2024-11-13T04:25:53","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T04:25:53","slug":"what-are-complementary-colors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/presentations\/what-are-complementary-colors","title":{"rendered":"What are the complementary colors? Examples, color theory, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main-content\" data-grid=\"col-8\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-3\">Red and green might signal the holiday season, but your eye is likely drawn to these complementary colors any time of year. Learn why complementary colors look good together with this helpful primer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"full-bleed-image\"><picture class=\"c-image\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/082-1600x600-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width:767px) and (max-width:1600px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/082-1600x600-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width:540px) and (max-width:767px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/082-1600x600-1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/082-1600x600-1.jpg\" alt=\"An orange with blue paint covering the peel sliced in half on a blue background\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"links-menu\">\n<h2>Table of Contents<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n            <a href=\"\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/presentations\/what-are-complementary-colors#understanding-complementary-colors\">Understanding complementary colors<\/a>\n        <\/li>\n<li>\n            <a href=\"\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/presentations\/what-are-complementary-colors#why-complementary-colors-look-good\">Why do complementary colors look good together?<\/a>\n        <\/li>\n<li>\n            <a href=\"\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/presentations\/what-are-complementary-colors#how-brain-processes-colors\">How your brain processes complementary colors<\/a>\n        <\/li>\n<li>\n            <a href=\"\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/presentations\/what-are-complementary-colors#examples\">Examples of complementary color combinations<\/a>\n        <\/li>\n<li>\n            <a href=\"\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/presentations\/what-are-complementary-colors#combinations-web-design\">Complementary color combinations for web design<\/a>\n        <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn why complementary colors go so well together with this helpful primer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3213,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[29],"class_list":["post-3210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-presentations","tag-presentations"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.10 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What are the complementary colors? 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