Colors are strange animals - some are our best friends, others our worst enemy... ;D
I'm a friend of subtle colors, not the screaming loud ones... when searching for good combinations, I always turned to Goethe's "Theory of Colours" - I find his colorwheel rather peaceful, never disturbing...
http://www.colorsystem.com/?page_id=766&lang=en
Of course it's just one of many... :)
:)
excellent website, thanks.
And yes, good point about the colors.