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HTML
<body>
<div class = "container">
<div class = "flexCol">
</div>
<div class = "flexCol" id = "larger">
</div>
</div>
</body>
CSS
.container{
display: -webkit-box;
display: -ms-flexbox;
display: flex;
-ms-flex-flow: row nowrap;
flex-flow: row nowrap;
background: #fff;
width: 400px;
height: 200px;
}
.flexCol{
flex: 1 1 auto;
background: #f00;
}
#larger{
flex: 2 1 auto;
background: #0f0;
height: 80%;
}