Often, the importance of a good color scheme is overlooked in Web development. In the few minutes (or even seconds) a visitor spends on evaluating a Web site, the color usage can make or break the deal.
Color is one of the most primal and immediate ways of communicating your message. Learn how with this article from Marua "Chip" Yost. From the Webreference Update.
Clears up the mysteries surrounding non-dithering Web-friendly palattes that will work across browsers and platforms. Includes the non-dithering palette, CLUT, and swatch for easy download. Part of Optimizing Web Graphics, an article on how to create graphics
for the Web that load fast, look great and don't dither.
You needn't be a Picasso or Rembrandt to design effective Web pages; but you do need
a solid understanding of how colors work together on your site. Using color is the
topic of our next series of book excerpts; beginning with basic theory and
color schemes. From glasshaus.
From the International Federation of Library Associations, tips and resources on HTML colors, tags, background graphics, and more, including a large hex color chart. By Terry Kuny.
Gamma and color FAQs. "Explains gamma and clarifies aspects of
nonlinear image coding in computer graphics, image processing, video, and the
transfer of digital images to print." Not frequently updated, but filled with useful information.
Our own cool, interactive colorizer Web app - just click on the provided palatte, and get the hex, decimal, percentage values and html code for the colors you want.
Interactively create the hex codes needed for web page backgrounds and text
elements. Simply click on the color you want and the RGB hex value is
displayed.
