Battle Axe, (love your name, btw
) it might flow better once all the blocks are together, vs looking hard at one single one. Most of Bonnie's patterns are meant to be viewed as a whole and from a distance. I don't think it's too scrappy. Keep calm and quilt on!
Edited to add: Maybe a softer yellow would calm it down and make it look less like the yellow is fighting the red. Just an idea.