Palette of Colour

I am doing some research into different colours I can use for my CV,Blog and Business card. The colours have to complement each other and be pleasing on the eye. As we all know that when we see certain colours we immediately associate them with objects, feelings and emotions.

I have first looked at the primary colours - red, yellow and blue
The secondary colours are - green, orange and purple
and tertiary colours - Yellow-orange, red-orange, red-purple, blue-purple, blue-green and yellow-green

Yellow - This colour is bright and vibrant, it is an uplifting feel good colour that immediately grabs your attention. Yellow has connotations of the sun, happiness, daffodils. As this is a very bright colour its tones can be quite harsh to look at all the time.

Red - is an intense colour. It connotates feelings and emotions of love and warmth. It can be very bold when placed against dark colours.

Blue - This colour is associated with planet earth. It portrays the blue seas and sky. The colour blue can come in many different shades, varying the look and feel. This colour can also have positive conotations of calming and relaxing feelings.

Orange - This is a bright colour like yellow. Maybe not so intense as yellow but the brightness brings happiness positive connotations.

Green - This colour is associated with envy and jealousy. Like blue it also portrays calmness and relaxation. The green colour can be related to the environment as its the same colour as grass, trees and plants.

Purple - Is a colour associated with nature, as it is commonly found in plants and flowers.