The side of the color wheel that is comprised of reds, yellows, oranges, and yellow-greens, along with various other combinations of these ...FollowTheFlow/GettyImagesThesideofthecolorwheelthatiscomprisedofreds,yellows,oranges,andyellow-greens,alongwithvariousothercombinationsofthesecolors,aretypicallyreferredtoasthewarmcolors.Thesecolorshavebeenknowntoincreaseadrenalineandbreathingrate,raisebloodpressureandbodytemperature,thusmakingyoufeelwarmer.Thestrongerthecoloris,themoreintensethis“warming”effecttendstobe.TipsforDecoratingWithaWarmColorSchemeWarmcolorsoftenremindoneofsunlight,sand,fire,andheat.Sincewarmcolorsoftenadd“personality”toaspace,theyareperfectforaddinginteresttoblandroomsandbalancewellwithneutralcolors.Warmcolorsoftenappearasthoughtheycomecloser,oradvanceinaspace.Thesecolorscanmakelargeroomsappearcozierandmoreintimateormakenorth-facingordarkroomsappearlighterandwarmer.Sincewarmcolorstendtobeenergizing,youmaynotwanttouseabold,warmcolorasyourdominantcolorinabedroom,diningroom,oranotherareawhereyouwanttoavoidstimulation.Warmcolorsoftenworkwellwithamoretraditionaldecoratingstyle.Ifthisisyourstyle,tryusingmuted,warmtonesasyourdominantcolors.Ifyourcolorschemeleansheavilytowardlargeamountsofwarmcolors,trybalancingthecolorpalettewithacoolcolorortwo.Tomakethebestchoices,choosecolorsonoppositeendsofthecolorwheel.Forexample,balanceasunnyyellowwithasoftlilacordeeppurple.Thoughweoftenwanttofeelexcitedandenergizedinourhomes,abrightwarmcolorpalettemaynotworkwellifyouhaveamoresubduedorintrovertedpersonality.Ifthisdescribesyou,tryincorporatingwarmcolorsasaccentcolorsandgowithacooler,softershadeasyourdominantcolor.Whites,blacks,grays,andotherneutraltonesworkwellinawarmcolorschemeanddependingupontheundertonesofthecolor;theseneutralcolorscanappearwarmorcool.Awarmneutralcanmakeanexcellentwallcolorandbalancescoolertoneslikeblues,greens,orcoolreds.Whenchoosingwarmpaintcolors,paintpigmentscanhavesubtlevariationsthatcanappeardifferentlyinyourhomethaninthestore.Paintswithyellow