A romantic color scheme is gentle its delicate pastels evocative of early spring flowers. Surprisingly, red is the hue that is the basis for a romatic color scheme--red that's been gentled with white to make a pale pink tint, transforming a strident and passionate hue to a color that whispers softly of love and friendship. The eye is naturally drawn to pink because of its red hue; but pink attracts attention, where red demands it. Red is the symbolic color of Mars, the god of war; pink, on the other hand, is the color of Venus, goddess of love. Link Venus, pink is sensuous, captivating, and delicious, seductive without being threatening.
The romantic aspect of pink is combined most successfully with other pastel tints--pale lavenders and violets, light sky blue, peach, pale green, and yellow. These color, which have an inherently feminine feel, recall Aubusson carpets, hand-tinted photographs, antique Chinese porcelains, and the palette of such painters as Degas and Fragonard.
