Using hot coral combinations

Summary

Shows how to combine the primary colours: a dark-navy slide presents the same social-ad mockup three times, each card weighted toward a different lead colour (coral, soft white, deep navy) while keeping the others as accents.

Visual description

Deep-navy (#112231) background. Top-left: an outlined "Our colour" pill, a soft-white "Using hot coral" heading, and two short paragraphs noting hot coral is the most iconic asset but needn't always dominate, and that the three examples show variation while retaining recognition. Below, three rounded cards in equal columns on slightly lighter panels, each holding the same "Over 6 million people bank with Monzo" social ad in a different colourway: "Hot coral with soft white details", "Soft white with hot coral details", and "Deep navy with a hint of hot coral". A "17" marker sits top-right.

Key takeaway

Holding the layout constant and changing only the colour weighting across three cards, which isolates the variable being taught (colour balance) and proves the brand stays recognizable in any of the three combinations. Setting it on navy lets all three mockups read cleanly.

Reuse notes

An excellent way to teach colour combination rather than just listing colours. Reuse the "same asset, three weightings" device for any palette; pick a single representative asset (here, an ad unit) so differences are purely chromatic.