Warm Colour Palette
Browse our collection of original paintings with a warm colour palette.
Intro to Warm Colours and Colour Theory
Regs, oranges, and yellows tend to be categorized as warm 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 warmer than other yellows, as shown by the image below.

What determines whether the yellow above is warm or cool 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 organically arrived at the conclusion that the yellow on the left was warmer than the yellow on the right.
Colour temperatures are relative, and it therefore helps to put colours beside each other, or to use a colour wheel, to determine their relative warmth or coolness.
Link to a great article defining warm and cool colours if you really want to nerd out.

Design Considerations
- Warm colours have an “advancing” quality meaning they tend to approach the viewer visually, are generally more demanding / less passive on the eye relative to warm colours as a result.
- Warm coloured walls can be used in larger rooms to make them feel more cozy and intimate.
- Warm coloured decor, objects, and artworks might cause a more cluttered and lived-in feel than those with warmer tones.
- Typical sentiments related to warm colours:
Passion, Happiness, Love, Density, Comfort, Familiarity, and Wealth. - If looking for a strong “pop” or accent in a room, a warm colour will usually make a stronger statement than a cold colour (but it depends on the room).
- To pull of a space with predominantly warm tones, having lots of natural light helps. The “advancing” quality of warm colours can otherwise make a smaller or darker room feel claustrophobic.


Paintings with Warm Colour Palettes
All of the artworks shown below are original works with a (predominantly) warm colour palette. They might may have cool tones present, but the warm colours are dominant or the painting imparts a warm feeling.
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Showing 1–45 of 173 results
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Inspiration Endless
Lynn Cameron
30 X 24 inSold $465.00
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Forest Tranquility
Alison Philpotts
24 X 72 in
$2,600.00 -
Highwood Pass
Chester Lees
12 X 36 inSold $600.00
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No Need to be Straight
Michele Taras
48 X 48 in
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Meandering Along
Mary Ann Tarini Hews
36 X 36 in
$1,200.00 -
The Tale of the Old Tree
Alexander Ahilov
48 X 36 in
$3,500.00 -
Autumn… Lakeside
Holly Burghardt
20 X 40 in
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Summer’s End at Fish Creek Park
Sheila Schaetzle
20 X 25 in
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Shake it Off [Diptych]
Eleanor Boyden
48 X 96 inSold $4,608.00
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Waterlilies
Alison Philpotts
40 X 36 in
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A Natural Elegance
Patricia Neden
36 X 18 in
$700.00 -
Enduring Hope
Marjorie Mae Broadhead
24 X 20 in
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One of Those Days
Susan G. Abbott
25.25 X 19.25 in
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Moon Dance
Laurie Thompson
22 X 26 in
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Afternoon Sunshine
Deborah Burke
30 X 24 in
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Eastern Colours
Laurie Thompson
48 X 24 in
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Scarlet
Parin Meghani
13 X 33 in
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Bales
David Nielsen
16 X 20 in
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Broken Fence, Invermere [1091]
Colin Bell
18 X 24 in
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Canola Afternoon
Chester Lees
24 X 48 inSold $1,150.00
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Southbound 2
Dawn Thrasher
48 X 42 inSold $3,100.00
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In the name of Eve
Elena Myasnikova
16.5 X 16.5 in
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Rooted in Red
Sheila Schaetzle
24 X 36 in
$1,200.00 -
Light Among the Towers
Patricia Neden
40 X 60 inSold $1,950.00
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September Proud
Ray Swirsky
16 X 13 in
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Growing Old Together [886]
Colin Bell
20 X 16 in
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Sublime
Holly Burghardt
36 X 36 in
$2,000.00 -
An Eternal Glimpse
Patricia Neden
36 X 36 inSold $800.00
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Prairie Gold
Dawn Thrasher
26.5 X 31.5 in
$1,850.00 -
Banana Sellers
Dawn Thrasher
32 X 26 in
$1,920.00 -
Foothills Glory
Alison Philpotts
40 X 72 in
$4,200.00 -
Orange and Black
Rosanna Marmont
13 X 38 in
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Fish Creek
Sheila Schaetzle
16 X 20 inSold $700.00
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On any Given Night
Ray Swirsky
30 X 42 inSold $1,850.00
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Shadows
Mary Jo Major
40 X 60 in
$2,400.00 -
Sky Water
David Dawson
30 X 40 in
$2,200.00 -
Water Delivery
Ray Swirsky
25 X 25 in
$940.00 -
Alberta Foothills
Mary Ann Tarini Hews
22 X 42 in
$1,200.00 -
When We Walked in Fields of Gold
Chester Lees
24 X 48 inSold $1,150.00
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Copper Abstraction II
Rosanna Marmont
36 X 36 inSold $1,600.00
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Frolic in Blue and Yellow
Cindy Bouwers
26 X 26 in
$850.00 -
Barn at the Foothills
Parin Meghani
24 X 34 in
$600.00 -
Alberta Sunset
Ray Swirsky
60 X 40 in
$3,600.00 -
My Favourite Time of Year
Sheila Schaetzle
24 X 24 inSold $750.00
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Perspective
Michele Taras
24 X 48 in
$650.00
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