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Feature: Color Code Tools - Put colors in Context then make your choices SaaS-Software as a Service has a best known example - all the "free" programs and functions like search, maps, mail and dozens of others made available on the Web by Google. But of course these services are hardly free. Google makes lots of money by discretely placing ads in many of the services - if not on the main page, perhaps on derived/linked to pages. Well the same SaaS philosophy has started to emerge in the complex and very subjective arena of color wheels and choices. These color SaaS services offer variations on color wheels and choices. I highlight the ones I have found useful for color choosing both in the Web context and the broader graphic design arena. Some we can show directly here in the review and others we have to link through a screenshot to the original site. Here are some of the sites we have found useful.
This site not only has one of the better color wheels but also a wealth of information for site creation including design tips, coding/scripting resources, and hundreds of templates. So if your work is web related going here is well worth the time. Note that you have two ways to choose what primary color base you want to work from. First, along the top left is a color spectrum line - just drag the target over the color you want as base for the Color Wheels suggested variations. Note just below the color spectrum, the RGB sliders have moved along with your color selection. This is the second way you can choose your base color. If you are RGB oriented, just move the sliders over to put in your RGB color setting - and voila the color is there. But the next setting is equally important. In the righthand panel, there is a pull down labeled Scheme. Here you are given 7 choices (Monochromatic, Analogic, Analogic+compliment Complimentary, Split Complimentary, Triadic, Deep Contrast) for what variations on the base hues you want to see in the color cube just below. This is your color styling choice - what scheme and variation you want to explore. These Schemes are very helpful - as is the whole Sitepro Color Chart. Visibone 216 Web Colors Well Styled Other Color Sources Color Lovers - see literally hundreds of palettes and commentary and what is being done in the print and fashion world with colors. This is the Ugly Betty place to be for Color and Design usage. Red Alt - tells you what the color scheme is for any website; quite practical (C)JBSurveyer Home Plugin Overview Gallery of PhotoFinished Images |
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