Module 3: "Color has Three Properties"
  Lecture 7: "Color Hue"
 

ACHROMATIC

Another type of color scheme is an "achromatic" scheme, which includes only, black, white, or grays. In Greek, means "none" and chromo means "color," so achromatic means, "no-color." A lead pencil drawing is achromatic, as are charcoal drawings and black and white photographs. Minimalism style has predominantly ‘achromatic color scheme (Plate13 A, B & C).

(Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_theory#Achromatic_colors ; May 31, 2012)

(SourcePlate10.A&B:http://www.google.co.in/search?hl=en&pq=achromatic+colors&cp=20&gs_id=gr&xhr=t&q=Minimalist+furniture+
colors&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&biw=1350&bih=555&um=1&ie=UTF8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=5
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; May 31, 2012)
(Source Plate10.C: http://colorbay.com/achromatic.htm ; May 31, 2012)

Warm [] and cool [] colors application by analogy to feelings 

No color physically cool or warm. It is psychological feeling that makes us feel cool or warm. In a room for meditation or study the environment has to be cooler (feeling). On the other hand a place for discotheque environment has to generate warmer feeling. Warmer environment creates excitement.