I was on Twitter today when i clicked a link to view a treasury on etsy.com. Carol Langston of Designingit had put together this collection of blue and orange items that caught her fancy and it inspired me to think about this color combination.
This complementary scheme can take on many variations and here are three I pulled from the photos above. The first orange and blue combination has yellow orange with blue green. I really liked the use of variations of this blue as the background in the goldfish picture. It makes the goldfish come alive.
This truer orange works well with a medium blue quite nicely and you can see this combo in many of the items above.
A redder orange works paired with a tint of blue works well too while being just slightly less vibrant.
If you find you are drawn to a particular pair of colors it is fun to look at the many options you have when using this combination whether in advertising or decorating.
Give it a try by creating your own etsy treasury or flickr photo collection or start collecting clippings of your favorite combinations in a color journals. Having color references is great for sparking your creative imagination.
PS: Just added some orange and blue ideas on Color For Your Home.
Thanks Kate, I’m really glad you like the color combination. I love this blog!!!
Carol Langston
So great to have you stop by Carol. Thanks for the nice compliment!
This is such a lovely treasury. Great job!
I enjoyed my visit.
Kate your blog is gorgeous.
Great post and lovely treasury.
Hi Kate,
Thanks to Carol’s treasury, I’ve found my way to your blog. So glad I that I have! I’ll definately be back.
And I’m glad you like my fish
Hello Shay, Jennifer and Alex and thanks for stopping by and saying hello. So glad to have you here and so happy you like my blog.
I love etsy and all of the wonderfully creative people that are on the site. It is a great place for finding not only color inspiration but great holiday gifts.
How lovely to find my flower necklace on such a lovely blog! I’ll be bookmarking this for inspiration, I just love looking at different color combinations and your blog is absolutely stunning. Thanks!
As always I love the creativity made by etsians. but especialy this treasury you have on your blog and the colors in it.
Wonderful post! I always love to study and investigate colour combos, it’s one of my favourite steps on the creation process.
It’s lovely to see my Kumpel Doll in such a beautiful treasury!
cheers,
margarida
Love the combination. I tend to lean more toward the blue-green shades with orange. The treasury is great!
So great to see this treasury and my Color me earrings featured in such a lovely blog! So glad I found you. I will definitely be back!
To Jessica, Margarida, and Lauren~ So glad to be able to show your terrific items but the thanks really goes to treasure hunter Carol. She did a great job of putting the treasury together.
To Kila and Yarrow1~ Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment.
One of the things I most enjoy is interacting with smart, creative people so please stop by anytime.
I would love to share the inspiration behind some of the awesome items on etsy so if you have an interesting source of you color choices I’d enjoy sharing it on the blog.
What a wonderful blog! I love the concept. My favorite pairing of colors is the first one on the list. This treasury of Etsy items was beautifully curated and definitely front page worthy; however, the honor of appearing on this fabulous blog and having the colors dissected in such a way must have truly been a treat for Carol.
Hi Theresaj. Thanks for visiting and for giving such a nice shout out about my blog.
I know how tickled I always am when someone gives me a mention or a link so I do hope appearing here made Carol’s day a bit brighter too!