I made a short entry at IntelBank about the Psychology of Colors in Business. This might apply to Websites as well. As a matter of fact, i used distinct colors for IntelBank.
Subtle gray, minor white, black and green as the leading colors for logo, branding, delivery and presence.
Choosing your colors will largely depend on your target audience. Certain color schemes leave different perceptions in different target groups.
Anyways, here it is:
http://intelbank.com/content/view/22/2/
M.
