I really like the color red, but it's getting old in my kitchen now.
Red is interesting, it is the color at the end of the visible spectrum of light, it's next to orange and opposite to violet.
It seems to be a very powerful color, but it's not very calming.  I think we are changing the kitchen to gray.
Yes it isn't calming, but there is many shades of red. From yellow-tinged scarlet and vermillion to builsh-red s=crimson, it can vary from red pink to dark burgundy too. Grey seems alike a much more calming choice.