THE PRINCIPLES OF BEAUTIFUL WEB DESIGN

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CONTEXT: If you’ve got a good thing going with a split-complement color scheme, but want to add some depth, try using a few tints and shades of your base color in the design.

1)to have something of an ongoing nature arranged for one's own benefit.

e.g.Sally paints pictures and sells them at art fairs. She has a good thing going, and she makes good money. John inherited a fortune and doesn't have to work for a living anymore. He's got a good thing going.

2)to do or have something that is successful.

e.g.This director has a good thing going with one film nominated for an Oscar and two others earning him a lot of money.

Usage notes: also used in the forms the better thing going or the best thing going: If you have to commute to the city, the train is the best thing going.

In this context

Meaning: Use split-complement color scheme well, the colors suit the sapce and are pleasing to the purpose of the space, like light colored walls and dark floors to make the space look bigger.

中文翻译：如果你可以非常好地使用拆分补色配色方案，但还想加入一些颜色深度，那就试着在你的设计中使用一点基色的浅色和深色。