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apple · 27-01-2008, 17:31

Well, colours are always hard for me to pick when I go for web design. How do you choose your colours ? Do you use any software/website such as kuler @ adobe site ?

Larixk · 27-01-2008, 17:48

often depends on branding.
when given the freedom and not having a clue I keep around some photographs with great colours I tend to sample from.

haku · 27-01-2008, 18:30

http://www.degraeve.com/color-palette/index.php
Palette Man
COLOURlovers :: Color Trends + Palettes
kuler

apple · 27-01-2008, 19:52

^some great stuff, cheers.

haku · 27-01-2008, 20:19

I'm only the messenger. Except for the first one, I just bookmarked those links when other people posted them here on DT.

ropeyjoe · 27-01-2008, 21:11

You can use colourwheels.

The idea is that colours that contrast are opposite, colours that harmonise are adjacent and colours that tone are inside/outside.

4 basic colour wheels give you the 4 basic "moods" that they can create

This is what I mean:

rekha21 · 30-01-2008, 01:53

Choose the colors according to your project, use attractive colors like red,green,yellow,pink, blue etc but concentrate on color combinations also.

funkyprem · 30-01-2008, 03:50

take a load of LSD and see what you see.

Anxious · 30-01-2008, 03:58

I really like COLOURlovers :: Color Trends + Palettes but I use a pantone formula guide to get ideas too. It's good to flick through (and also helps me pick colours for painting my flat!).

Herr Kurm · 30-01-2008, 04:26

Haha, thats a clever tomato

steveb · 30-01-2008, 07:36

If I'm doing a site for myself, I'm free to pick the colours. For my photo restoration business (RIP), I scanned in an old sepia coloured photo and turned it into BIG pixels in photoshop with the mosaic filter. Then I picked various colours from that and used them on my site kuvantislopettaa
You can see that all the colours suit each other pretty well!

apple · 30-01-2008, 09:00

i can never pick right colours tho, for example a site i am making right now feels like crap. web development corner - test 2

crosfire · 30-01-2008, 10:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by apple

Well, colours are always hard for me to pick when I go for web design. How do you choose your colours ? Do you use any software/website such as kuler @ adobe site ?

- 'guess colors', and then adjust them by curves/filtering
- use commodore's 16 color palette as a starting point
- take colors from existing pictures/designs
- use numerically generated colors (imagine your algorithms)
- blend colors, using layers, and different mixing techniques
- use b/w

Anxious · 30-01-2008, 11:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by Herr Kurm

Haha, thats a clever tomato

Indeed!

Do Gooder · 30-01-2008, 11:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Herr Kurm

Haha, thats a clever tomato

you haven't seen her flat. the ceilings are o21 and the walls are rhodamine.

john efstathiou · 06-02-2008, 17:32

It depends first of all on the colors of the logo-brand all the rest is creativity. There is a nice website that you can use if you can't decide, senior designers know it.

kuler.adobe.com

Best of luck m8

puzzle · 06-02-2008, 18:22

Ive been using COLOURlovers before but I think I might start using kuler.adobe.com from now on!

Cheers

john efstathiou · 06-02-2008, 18:47

Well appreciated

88mph · 10-02-2008, 13:00

I really like color schemer studio.

It'll give suggestions, allow you to screen pick, select a set from photo, find closest web-safe colour to your choice, and give you the colour in the variety of different numeric formats for coding, very useful

and you can save your palettes for later use

gase3924 · 10-02-2008, 15:13

You can start using first the colors of the logo for the site. Put some background color like black,white or dark gray or maybe some very low gradient. Than just try to pick some colors around the colors of your logo. Thats how i work

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apple Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Scotland Posts: 32	So how do you choose your colours ? Well, colours are always hard for me to pick when I go for web design. How do you choose your colours ? Do you use any software/website such as kuler @ adobe site ?

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Herr Kurm bloody peasant Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Tallinn, Estonia Posts: 2,649	Haha, thats a clever tomato __________________ refreshed portfolio

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steveb 389 ppm and rising Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Järvenpää, Finland Posts: 4,022	If I'm doing a site for myself, I'm free to pick the colours. For my photo restoration business (RIP), I scanned in an old sepia coloured photo and turned it into BIG pixels in photoshop with the mosaic filter. Then I picked various colours from that and used them on my site kuvantislopettaa You can see that all the colours suit each other pretty well! __________________ My free fonts www.utfi.net

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haku shiro Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Yokohama, Japan Posts: 1,657	http://www.degraeve.com/color-palette/index.php Palette Man COLOURlovers :: Color Trends + Palettes kuler

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apple Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Scotland Posts: 32	^some great stuff, cheers.

27-01-2008, 20:19	#5 (permalink)
haku shiro Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Yokohama, Japan Posts: 1,657	I'm only the messenger. Except for the first one, I just bookmarked those links when other people posted them here on DT.

27-01-2008, 21:11	#6 (permalink)
ropeyjoe Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 26	You can use colourwheels. The idea is that colours that contrast are opposite, colours that harmonise are adjacent and colours that tone are inside/outside. 4 basic colour wheels give you the 4 basic "moods" that they can create This is what I mean:

30-01-2008, 01:53	#7 (permalink)
rekha21 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1	Choose the colors according to your project, use attractive colors like red,green,yellow,pink, blue etc but concentrate on color combinations also.

30-01-2008, 03:58	#9 (permalink)
Anxious On Pause Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Glasgow Posts: 1,188	I really like COLOURlovers :: Color Trends + Palettes but I use a pantone formula guide to get ideas too. It's good to flick through (and also helps me pick colours for painting my flat!).

30-01-2008, 09:00	#12 (permalink)
apple Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Scotland Posts: 32	i can never pick right colours tho, for example a site i am making right now feels like crap. web development corner - test 2

06-02-2008, 17:32	#16 (permalink)
john efstathiou just another designer Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Athens - Greece Posts: 16	It depends first of all on the colors of the logo-brand all the rest is creativity. There is a nice website that you can use if you can't decide, senior designers know it. kuler.adobe.com Best of luck m8

06-02-2008, 18:22	#17 (permalink)
puzzle Puzzle Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: London Posts: 172	Ive been using COLOURlovers before but I think I might start using kuler.adobe.com from now on! Cheers

06-02-2008, 18:47	#18 (permalink)
john efstathiou just another designer Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Athens - Greece Posts: 16	Well appreciated

10-02-2008, 13:00	#19 (permalink)
88mph Great Scott!! Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 223	I really like color schemer studio. It'll give suggestions, allow you to screen pick, select a set from photo, find closest web-safe colour to your choice, and give you the colour in the variety of different numeric formats for coding, very useful and you can save your palettes for later use

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gase3924 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 12	You can start using first the colors of the logo for the site. Put some background color like black,white or dark gray or maybe some very low gradient. Than just try to pick some colors around the colors of your logo. Thats how i work

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