Dear Michelle_GW,
I can appreciate a good chair Think balance. You'll have all the elements represented in your rooms anyway - what do you notice about the room, what's the initial feeling of the room when you enter rather than tallying up the individual elements represented?
Look at the decor and style of the home and room. We want the size, style and even color of an item to bring balance the to room, unless it's the focal point.
The neutral colors, although they fall into the elements continuum to some degree, tend to not over state themselves "element-wise" in a room.
What color feels right in that room? How does that fit into the main element/supportive element for that sector of the house?
Fortune element colors are used more as a small accent or sparkle.
Best,
Shawn