Cool Colour Palettes
Browse our collection of artworks with cool colour palettes.
Intro to Cool Colours & Colour Theory
Blues, greens, and purples tend to be categorized as cool colours, but unfortunately it’s not QUITE that simple.
Since each colour hue, aside from the pure primary colours, is developed by mixing of the primary colours (red, blue, and yellow), each colour has an element of warmth and an element of coolness. Certain yellows can be considered cooler than other yellows, as shown by the image below.

What determines whether the yellow above is cool or not is the “undertone” or “bias” of the yellow. This bias is defined by the primary or secondary colour which the colour in question leans towards.
For example, when thinking about yellows, the primary and secondary colours which surround it on the colour wheel are green/blue (on the cooler side) and orange/red (on the warmer side). In the image above, the yellow which has a stronger bias towards red is a warm yellow, while the yellow which has a bias towards green is a cool yellow.
This can be tricky to identify in isolation, but it is also somewhat intuitive. Without all that theory, you might have naturally arrived at the conclusion that the yellow on the right was cooler than the yellow on the left.
Colour temperatures are relative, and it therefore helps to put colours beside each other, or to use a colour wheel, to determine their relative coolness.
Link to a great article on colour theory if you really want to nerd out.

Design Considerations
- Cool colours have a receding quality and are generally less demanding / more passive on the eye.
- Cool coloured walls can be used in smaller rooms to make them feel more spacious.
- Cool coloured decor, objects, and artworks might contribute to a cleaner, less cluttered feel.
- Typical sentiments related to cool colour palettes:
Refreshing, Clean, Delicate, Earthly, Playful, Peaceful, Innocent, Loyal, and Comforting. - Neutrals such as browns and beiges tend to look excellent when paired with cool palettes. They provide contrast and coziness without taking away from the clean feeling.
- The 80-20 rule, while just a rule of thumb (which can and should be broken if you want), is a good fall-back when using cool tones in your palette. 100% cool tones might result in a sterile or (dare we say) COLD feeling.


Paintings with Cool Colour Palettes
All of the artworks shown below have a (predominantly) cool colour palette. They might may have other tones present, but the cool colours are dominant or the painting imparts a cold feeling.
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Showing 1–45 of 195 results
Embrasse-Moi
Michele Taras
30 X 24 in
$450.00Moraine Lake Wonder
Holly Burghardt
30 X 72 in
$3,300.00The Crown
Holly Burghardt
40 X 60 in
$3,600.00Along the Bow
Holly Burghardt
40 X 30 in
$1,850.00Renew Again
Holly Burghardt
48 X 40 in
$2,900.00Suspended in Time
Sheila Schaetzle
26 X 20 in
$800.00Mountain Community
Sheila Schaetzle
30 X 30 in
$1,350.00Along the Riverbed
Sheila Schaetzle
36 X 60 in
$3,600.00Hollowed Out
Jazz Aline
20 X 14 in
$100.00Chant du Pelican
Jazz Aline
17 X 12 in
$100.00The Hand that Feeds
Jazz Aline
14 X 12 in
$100.00The Pour
Jazz Aline
16 X 14 in
$100.00The Drop
Amanda Maglis-Long
24 X 24 in
$1,000.00Traffic on the Range Road
Amanda Maglis-Long
30 X 24 in
$1,250.00Morant’s Curve
Amanda Maglis-Long
48 X 36 in
$3,025.00Blue Forest I, II
Mary Jo Major
19.5 X 25 in
$400.00 – $800.00Space Travel | Trip to Mars
Mary Jo Major
22 X 30 in
$350.00 – $700.00Windows: January
Mary Jo Major
28 X 22 in
$550.00Colour Notes
Mary Jo Major
24 X 48 in
$1,400.00From Here I Can Touch the Sky
Brigitte Nowak
36 X 72 in
$5,000.00A Dream Away
Brigitte Nowak
30 X 60 in
$3,600.00Franklin, Westward
Brigitte Nowak
48 X 36 in
$3,500.00The Edge of the Bay
Brigitte Nowak
28 X 54 in
$3,000.00Twilight Sunset
Eleanor Boyden
30 X 48 in
$1,440.00Desert Indigo Sky
Eleanor Boyden
48 X 30 in
$1,440.00River Rocks
Alison Philpotts
30 X 84 in
$4,200.00Tree Gathering
Susan G. Abbott
18 X 24 in
$350.00August Morning | Moonrise
Susan G. Abbott
18 X 24 in
$350.00 – $700.00Foggy Morning
Susan G. Abbott
18 X 24 in
$350.00Across the Channel
Susan G. Abbott
18 X 24 inSold $390.00
Policeman’s Creek, Winter [2084]
Colin Bell
16 X 20 in
$600.00Chasing
Claudette Losier
30 X 24 in
$1,500.00Stopping
Claudette Losier
30 X 24 in
$1,500.00Heading Home
Karen Darling
36 X 36 in
$2,900.00Aqua Verde
Dawn Thrasher
42 X 48 in
$3,100.00All You Need is Love | Dancing With a Stranger
Chlan Grant
12 X 12 in
$400.00 – $800.00Love Story | Love Song
Chlan Grant
12 X 12 in
$400.00 – $800.00Give Me Five
Laurie Thompson
36 X 48 in
$1,700.00Abalone Skies [Diptych]
Janie Lockwood
36 X 48 in
$2,800.00Sunlit Maples
Janie Lockwood
20 X 60 in
$2,100.00La Perle | Générations
Patricia Lortie
5.5 X 5.5 in
$75.00 – $150.00In All His Ways
Patricia Lortie
10 X 10 in
$275.00Fluid 3
Patricia Lortie
40 X 60 in
$4,100.00Fluid 1
Patricia Lortie
40 X 60 in
$4,100.00Blue Suede Shoes
Lynette Melnyk
48 X 36 in
$1,800.00
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