Swatch Experiment II

Well, I had background colours that I liked, but I didn't have a foreground that worked with them.  I originally thought that a colour related to the combo would be a good choice, but my first foray into that scheme didn't work out.  The pale pink was a bit washed-out and peaky compared to the rich background combo.  

The next thing I tried was a rich, variegated gold.  That rich foreground colour is a happy match with the background colours.  I'm not sold on the variegation, though.  I thought that would be very nice, adding a bit of interest, but in this instance, it's not what I want.  Maybe if the background were monochrome, instead of the flow between two colours. 

With this swatch, I tried the colours in two orders.  I tried blue to pink and back to blue and I tried pink to blue and back to pink again.  I much prefer the blue outside.  I really like the way the pink glows when its surrounded by the blue.  If I were playing with other patterns I might prefer the pink-on-the-outside recipe.  But with this combo and this pattern, I strongly prefer the pink-on-the-inside version.