About Colors in web design

[Rollo]

Are there some webpage that talk about the use of colors in construction of an http page. For example what colors are better to use with a backgroun in white and so on...

Thanks...

[DaveMaxwell]

I don't know if there are any sites which would tell you what colors would go with what since it is really a matter of personal preference. All I could say is to try to use complementary colors and not too many contrasting colors. Contrasting colors can create a sharp page, but they can also be very annoying and most people won't stay long at a site that is hard on the eyes.

Another thing to do is to try and use the 256 color rule. There are still a number of people who have systems which will only show 256 colors. A good resource for the 256 colors palette is www.visibone.com because they have a safe color palette which is downloadable and they also have other resources dealing with colors.

Good luck!


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Dave Maxwell
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www.trademarkquartet.com

[cow]

this site allows you to experiment with different color combinations...


http://www.hidaho.com/colorcenter/cc.html

[This message has been edited by cow (edited April 21, 2000).]

[werehere]

There is also a color theory article on my site which goes through it. Not specifically for web pages necessarily, but can be applied
http://www.were-here.com/forum/color_theory/index.html


Hope it helps.

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[Rollo]

Thanks for your help!