Emotional Effect of Colours

It is important to think about the emotional affect of colour when considering a composition, this is particularly relevant with abstract or semi-abstract painting as the composition loses the object normally presented to the viewer and will therefore rely on colour, texture and line to provide a subject, if indeed there is one. These are generally accepted emotional values associated with colours. 

As I have been thinking about colour a lot since reviewing the colours used by Matisse, Van Gogh, Picasso, Derain and others, I felt this was relevant.

PRIMARY COLOURS

RED Hot Energy Passion Aggression Danger Mars (Warring Planet)

YELLOW Vibrant Happy Comfortable Warning (when with Black)

BLUE    Cold Uplifting Quickening Cerebral

                                                    
SECONDARY COLOURS          

ORANGE Warm Toil Joyous Frivolous Slowing GREEN Moderate Life Birth Growth Calm Safe MAUVE Chilling Reflective Spiritual/Death Mourning Distant Regal