Web Color
Understand and use color effectively on the Web. Learn how to select browser safe color palettes, non-dithering palettes, and choose readable color combinations. Download Color Lookup Tables (CLUT) in a variety of formats.
Dark Blue Colors
Blue is a favorite color of both men and women. While all shades of blue carry some of the same symbolism, certain attributes are stronger for dark blues. The deepest darkest blues also share some of the same color meanings as black. This selection of dark blue colors include the CSS and SVG Color Keywords as well as the Hexadecimal and RGB color codes.
Blue is a favorite color of both men and women. While all shades of blue carry some of the same symbolism, certain attributes are stronger for dark blues. The deepest darkest blues also share some of the same color meanings as black. This selection of dark blue colors include the CSS and SVG Color Keywords as well as the Hexadecimal and RGB color codes.
The Color Red on the Web
What is the meaning of red when used on the Web? CSS and SVG Color Keywords allow you to use named colors to represent specific Hexadecimal or RGB colors. But do these colors say what you intend? Explore the color symbolism of various shades of red.
What is the meaning of red when used on the Web? CSS and SVG Color Keywords allow you to use named colors to represent specific Hexadecimal or RGB colors. But do these colors say what you intend? Explore the color symbolism of various shades of red.
Color Charts
Use these charts to help you get the color just right on your next Web design project. Includes color-safe palettes, color schemes, color keywords, named colors, and other ways of specifying color for the Web.
Use these charts to help you get the color just right on your next Web design project. Includes color-safe palettes, color schemes, color keywords, named colors, and other ways of specifying color for the Web.
Colorizing the Web
Web Design / HTML Guide Jennifer Krynin escribes named colors and hexidecimal colors for adding color to a Web page.
Web Design / HTML Guide Jennifer Krynin escribes named colors and hexidecimal colors for adding color to a Web page.
Creating a Web Color Scheme
View a variety of ways to create a color scheme from a single base color. Methods include monochromatic, analogous, and triadic.
View a variety of ways to create a color scheme from a single base color. Methods include monochromatic, analogous, and triadic.
Designing in Color
Web Design / HTML Guide Jennifer Krynin teaches how to write hexadecimal codes for color.
Web Design / HTML Guide Jennifer Krynin teaches how to write hexadecimal codes for color.
Is the Browser-Safe Color Palette Really Required?
It depends on who is viewing your Web page. Jennifer Krynin explains.
It depends on who is viewing your Web page. Jennifer Krynin explains.
Using Browser Safe Colors
Here's how to make sure your colors show up correctly no matter what platform your viewers have.
Here's how to make sure your colors show up correctly no matter what platform your viewers have.
Web Color Synchronization
Print designers know how difficult it can be to match colors on-screen with how they print. For Web designers, the problem is to make the color look consistent from one monitor and one browser to the next -- an even more daunting task.
Print designers know how difficult it can be to match colors on-screen with how they print. For Web designers, the problem is to make the color look consistent from one monitor and one browser to the next -- an even more daunting task.
Color Palettes
Grafx Design (T. Michael Clark) has questions and answers about using and creating color palettes for your graphics software.
Grafx Design (T. Michael Clark) has questions and answers about using and creating color palettes for your graphics software.
Color Lookup Tables [ACO]
VisiBone offers this CLUT to use in your favorite graphics program. Or get the gif version and use your software's color picker. Be sure to read about what makes this CLUT different from other browser-safe palettes.
VisiBone offers this CLUT to use in your favorite graphics program. Or get the gif version and use your software's color picker. Be sure to read about what makes this CLUT different from other browser-safe palettes.
Color Lookup Tables
Webreference.com has downloadable CLUTs for Mac and Windows as well as instructions on using non-dithering palettes and custom palettes.
Webreference.com has downloadable CLUTs for Mac and Windows as well as instructions on using non-dithering palettes and custom palettes.
Color Selector
Victor Engel's Netscape Color Palette Map will display hex, decimal, RGB percentages, and show you the font color command for any color in this palette. http://the-light.com/
Victor Engel's Netscape Color Palette Map will display hex, decimal, RGB percentages, and show you the font color command for any color in this palette. http://the-light.com/
Color Selector
VisiBone Webmaster's Palette is not your usual boring 'pick a square' color chart. This 216-color Web color picker is artfully arranged for your viewing pleasure -- by hues. Click to see different background and text color combos. http://www.visibone.com/
VisiBone Webmaster's Palette is not your usual boring 'pick a square' color chart. This 216-color Web color picker is artfully arranged for your viewing pleasure -- by hues. Click to see different background and text color combos. http://www.visibone.com/
Color Selector
VisiBone Anglo-Centric Color Code has HTML codes and real names for the 216 browser safe colors. Dress your Web page in Dark Hard Orange, Medium Azure-Cyan, or Red-Red-Pink.
VisiBone Anglo-Centric Color Code has HTML codes and real names for the 216 browser safe colors. Dress your Web page in Dark Hard Orange, Medium Azure-Cyan, or Red-Red-Pink.
VisiBone - Poster, Webmaster's Palette
Order your own copy of this cool looking poster featuring the unique VisiBone representation of the 216-browser safe colors.
Order your own copy of this cool looking poster featuring the unique VisiBone representation of the 216-browser safe colors.
Webreference.com - Photography in Web Design
Dmitry Kirsanov touches briefly on color in photographs in this excellent article on using photographs on your Web page.
Dmitry Kirsanov touches briefly on color in photographs in this excellent article on using photographs on your Web page.
Webreference.com - World of Color
Dmitry Kirsanov on the use of color on our Web pages. Not your usual tutorial on how to change text or background colors. Dmitry explores color combinations with an eye toward readability and pure color harmony.
Dmitry Kirsanov on the use of color on our Web pages. Not your usual tutorial on how to change text or background colors. Dmitry explores color combinations with an eye toward readability and pure color harmony.