Color Theory
Color Theory represents an amalgam of guides and principles ranging from the scientific to the aesthetic. Having at least a rudimentary understanding of color theory is essential to understanding and creating harmonious color combinations. In many ways, color theory is comparable to Musical Theory and the various scales and modes therein.
Rather than restating the obvious, I've listed a series of links to various online resources on the subject. Once you start digging into the material it will become apparent that there is no "1" color theory and hence my comment at the beginning of this article about "an amalgam of guides and principles." Personally, I think it important to understand that outside of the strictly scientific interpretations of color the subject is really reflective of human psychology rather than a hard and fast set of rules. Much akin to the nature of music, each person interprets the interaction of color individually so don't invest too much belief in any one rule there is some truth in all of them it all depends on your perspective.
Awesome Flash Color Wheel: kuler.adobe.com
And An Excellent Example Of Flash Cliche: labs.adobe.com/technologies/kuler/
Good Ol' Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_theory
Learn to speak color: worqx.com/color/index.htm
For more info follow the links... And don't forget when all else fails there's alway catsup's and mustard.
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