Try this book ... it might get the creative juices flowing ... urghhh sounds horrid!:
The Big Book of Color in Design by David E Carter.
You can get it from Amazon ... I posted about this on the Graphics Forum.
UK: (£13.99)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...601831-4666832
USA: ($23.10)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/006...books&v=glance
It's full of ideas for ads / logos / brochures, etc. and is great for showing you how colours work together. It details the CMYK breakdown of the colours used.
Hope that helps!
Jane