But in the photo above, the contrast is toned down some. Instead of blue, a flower (petunia) with a light purple color was chosen to stand next to the orange flowers (lantana).
Like red-green and yellow-purple, orange-blue is a combination that provides a direct color contrast....
Picture of window box with purple and orange flowers.
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