Design Tip - web color for the rest of us

Posted Apr 12th 2007 5:00PM by Dolores Parker
Filed under: Design, Developer, Internet, Photo, Features, Adobe, Design Tips

If you missed the color course in college or habitually spend a small fortune on paint tester cans only to ~~throw~~ recycle them, you can (unlike at the paint service desk at Home Depot) get really good color help online. On the web, there are professional color palettes from infinite sources to help you out. Here's a few unearthed from Fuzzy Future to help you find the perfect color match for your design project:

ColorBlender
You can slide the RGB buttons to create a core color which then automatically creates a coordinating palette.

DeGraeve
Input the URL of an image and the site will generate a lovely palette to match.

Kuler
Kuler from Adobe Labs helps you create endless colors and you always come out looking like a pro.

EasyRGB
Match your RGB values to real color paint lines (including Sherwin Williams), inks, fandecks, etc.

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Tags: Adobe Labs, AdobeLabs, color for web design, color matching, ColorBlender, ColorForWebDesign, ColorMatching, DeGraeve, EasyRGB, Fuzzy Future, FuzzyFuture, Kuler, online color palettes, OnlineColorPalettes

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

4-12-2007 @ 6:46PM

jamjammo said...

i just recently came across am amazing tool to use for creating swatches. it is flash based.
http://www.telecable.es/personales/alberto9/color/index.htm

4-13-2007 @ 1:26PM

Hasan said...

@ tools from colorsontheweb.com that I use, the Color Wizard and the Spin the Color Wheel...

http://www.colorsontheweb.com/colorwizard.asp
http://www.webwhirlers.com/colors/colorwheel.asp

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