{"id":1169,"date":"2008-12-23T13:06:01","date_gmt":"2008-12-23T23:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/raphaellowe.com\/portal\/?p=1169"},"modified":"2008-12-23T13:13:15","modified_gmt":"2008-12-23T23:13:15","slug":"picking-colors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raphaellowe.com\/portal\/picking-colors\/","title":{"rendered":"Picking Colors"},"content":{"rendered":"

My best friend asked me the other day, “How do you pick good colors?<\/em>“.\u00a0 Beyond the shock I got trying to grasp the idea that my buddy was trying to design something (he always says he can’t design), I got to thinking to myself, “hmm, how DO I pick good colors for my projects?<\/em>”<\/p>\n

I didn’t have a good answer for him. I had color theory in school…but honestly, how much of that I really retained is another matter.\u00a0 In practice, what I really do to find colors for my various projects is a sometimes a mix of trial-and-error & plain good luck.<\/p>\n

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Here I thought I’d give you examples of what you can try doing to get colors to use for your projects. Keep in mind, colors that might be suitable for a web project might not always be effective in print, but you can use these quick tips as a way to start.\u00a0 Remember there’s a whole HUGE practice in color theory (enough to write books about and take a whole years worth of class on) but I’m not going to get into that.\u00a0 This is just quick real-world tips I’ve found useful.<\/p>\n

Online Tools<\/h2>\n

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Here are some online tools I’ve found useful from time to time to help me develop color schemes. You know, these tools are often hit-and-miss. What I usually do is decide on one color I really want to use for a project and then I’d jump on some of these tools to try finding colors that would complement that.<\/p>\n