Red and Green Painting

In basic complementary color theory, Color Contrast (a Super-Trope) refers to the use of any two polar opposite colors on the wheel. When such colors are put together in a single image, with almost no other color presence, the effect is called popping, or standing out heavily. This, in turn, colors films to have a strong contrasting palette as the natural technique. Red and Green are no exception. In many ways it is more associated with the battle of good and evil, whichever color representing which being interchangeable depending on the work: Red can be viewed as the color of passion, giving warmth and inspiring courage, while it can also be seen as representing fire's destructive capabilities. It is commonly used as the main color for the Primary-Color Champion (red being one of three primary colors), making it heroic in-context. When red represents an evil or villainous force, it is commonly associated with hatred and violence and the color of blood, and is usually paired with black or white for emphasis. Tropes Are Flexible, and variant shades like pink, coral, magenta, vermillion, rust, and brick red can stand in for red. Green is placed as a more serene and natural color, secondary colors meant to calm rather than excite. Heroes and heroic forces associated with green are often based around plant-life, the forces of nature and the Earth. When depicted as a force of evil, green can be used as the most prominent color for the Secondary Color Nemesis (as one of the three secondary colors), making them Green and Mean with the Sickly Green Glow of sickness, nausea and toxins. Variant shades like mint, seafoam, lime, teal, olive, and forest green as stand-ins for green can also work for contrast.