Got stress? Need to unwind? The planet earth is composed of those colors and elements which soothe away stress. Nature created warm and cool colors. Soothing colors - the cool colors - are the blue sky, the blue-green ocean, green lakes, blue mountains, rolling green hills, and green forests charm us with their cool, calming colors. They have the quality of spiritual renewal. In the presence of nature you find you can let go and find your equilibrium again. Nature provides a wealth of beauty and seasonal color pallettes. They could seem boring until you provide an accent color. If you need cheering up, nature has provided the lively warm colors. Everyone loves the bright reds, oranges and yellows of autumn and the bold joyful yellow and red of tulips in spring. In summer we are surrounded by the quiet, lazy greens. Short and sweet works best with yellow, orange and red. They are cheerful, warm accent colors, in small quantities, but they are bulldozers in large quantities. You would have a difficult time trying to relax if you were surrounded by yellow, orange or red. The art of color design is learning to mix their qualities and differences effectively. You might love blue and would never consider adding orange in any form to your design. If you love blue-green you almost certainly never buy anything that is red-orange, which is its complement. Generally there is a preference for either the warm or cool colors - not both. The real joy of color design is found in the surprisingly beautiful relationship of opposite colors. One color dominates in the design, about 60% and the complement might be 10%, using an analagous color for the other 30%. Analagous is a color similar to the dominate color, being close to it on the color wheel, like green and blue green. Triads provide another interesting but more complicated and delicate design. Triads are 3 colors equal distance apart on the color wheel, such as red, blue and yellow - the primaries. Technically speaking colors come in many forms, starting with primary, secondary and tertiary. Primary colors are red, yellow and blue. The secondary colors are orange, violet and green, resulting from mixing two primary colors. Orange is produced by mixing red and yellow. Green is the result of mixing blue and yellow. Blue and red produce violet. Tertiary colors are the result of additional color mixes between primaries and secondaries. Their names are self-explanatory, yellow-orange, orange-red, yellow-green, blue-green, red-violet and blue-violet. White is added to make a tint. Black is added to produce a shade. Gray is added to produce a tone. Color speaks and color changes everything. Blue is serene, tranquil, dignified. Red is exuberant and shouts. Yellow is cheerful and sunny. Green is harmonious and unifying. Orange jumps up and down. Soft orange - peach - is welcoming. Brown is warm, dependable, traditional. Burgundy adds life to dark colors. Grey is serious, conservative, professional, sophisticated. Black is permanent, alone it is depressing. White is refined and sophisticated. More about Using Color Yellow Yellow is bright and cheerful - you will find some yellow everywhere. Canary, beige, gold, champagne, wheat, brown, natural wood floors and furniture - are in the yellow family. Brown is a good foundation and most other colors can be used effectively with it. Red Red is shouts very loudly and can only be used wisely by toning it down with white, gray or black. Add white to red = pink. Add gray to red = maroon. Add black to red = brown. Maroon and burgundy are excellent foundational colors and can easily be adapted to multiple color schemes and are considered masculine. Blue Soft muted blues are cool and relaxing. Deep blues and blue-grays are dignified. Green Green is a mix of blue and yellow. Green brings a harmonious balance to the other colors, as it does in nature. Nature reveals luxury and beauty in hundreds of shades of green, grass and leaves are a dominant color. Because it is understated it is often better appreciated by people as they get older. Orange Orange is a combination of yellow and red - agitating and spontaneous, good to get attention, but not always pleasant to live with. Violet Purple and violet are a blue and red mix. They are romantic in the lighter forms, and often spiritual. Purple can be depressing. One dominant color should comprise 60% of the color scheme. It will "settle" the design. A second color will be the main accent color and a third color used very sparingly such as 30% and 10% to achieve a good balance. Now you have icing on the cake. The more lively warm colors can be inspirational but should be used in small amounts. Add a flower to for a light touch. Add a painting or a photograph for the perfect finishing touch. 97% of all purchases are affected by color. Color attracts your attention. 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