THE SECOND PREFERENCE

Now that you have declared your preference for curved or straight
line, your second choice is warm or cool color. Just as a preference
for curves or straight lines appears to be fixed so to is a preference
for warm or cool color. These are probably the only two
preferences which do not change over time and which are necessary
for the creation of satisfactory interior environments.

When deciding if you are a warm or a cool color person, do not be
concerned if your interior color preferences include white, black or
complex color. The warm colors are yellow and red together with
all of the oranges. The cool color is blue. If your preference is
yellow, orange, red or blue, you have identified your preference.

If your choice is green or violet, we will have to dig a little deeper.
The secondary colors, green and violet, commonly called purple,
are bridge colors. Each is made up of equal amounts of a warm and
a cool color, green is yellow and blue and violet is red and blue. In
general, in these forms, green and violet are provisionally cool. If
your preference is for a blue green or a blue violet, you are
definitely in the cool zone. If you really like yellow green or a red
violet, you are probably warm.