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Editor's Pick in Color Theory, August 2006
This is a very interesting article that explains a lot about the psychology of colors and how people perceive them when visiting a Web site. The right color scheme can really make a big difference for you.
Let's proceed to the color adjustments. To work with color efficiently you have to understand the foundations of the color separation. If you know this theory, feel free to skip this page. If you don't, please read this at least once.
read moreThe 12 part colour wheel below is based on the three primary colours ( Red, Yellow and Blue ) placed evenly around a circle. Between the three primaries are the secondary colours (Green, Orange and Violet) which are mixtures of the two primaries they sit between...
read moreReferred to as the X11 Colour Names this Colour Naming convention was originally rejected by the W3C and may not be recognized by many browsers. Therefore I advise you not to use them, instead the HEX and RGB equivalents are included...
read moreWeb Safe A web safe colour is one that will display correctly on any screen, irrespective of the operating system or graphics card. There are only 216 web safe colours. You can use other colours, but you cannot be sure they will display correctly. A general rule of thumb is: if possible use a...
read moreAchromatic schemes are made up of Black and Whites and the various range of neutral grays they produce. You can give achromatics a temperature by adding a small touch of another color...
read morePeople love stories. This must have originated from the time when getting tucked up in bed means a story afterwards. Fairy tales are colorful stories with colorful endings. Then came those fiction books with twists and turns and sometimes not so colorful endings...
read moreLots of people struggle to come up with attractive color combinations when designing logos, banners or web sites. So, here's an easy technique that only takes a few minutes...
read moreWhen designing a website choose colors wisely. Remember, colors convey emotions and emotions can heavily influence your decision-making process. Your choice of colors for your website should mirror the message and/or feeling you to hope to communicate to the viewer. Let's take a look at some colors...
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