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Cool Colors

Vangie Beal
Last Updated May 24, 2021 7:39 am

The phrase cool color is used to describe any color that is calm or soothing in nature. Cool colors are not overpowering and tend to recede in space. For this reason, cool colors typically make a space seem larger. Examples of cool colors include green, blue and violet (think calming blue waters). Some also use cool colors to describe more neutral white and greys.

Cool Colors

Recommended Reading: Webopedia’s The Science of Color .