WebSmart colors

Discussion in 'Skinning, Design and Graphics' started by Peacelily, Jun 20, 2010.

  1. Peacelily

    Peacelily Adept

    Joined:
    Jul 5, 2009
    Messages:
    245
    Likes Received:
    10
    Do you guys generally design using websmart colors (not websafe, but the broader color spectrum) or do you think that it is okay now, in 2010, to go a little bit more crazy with colors?
     
  2. Michael

    Michael Regular Member

    Joined:
    Jan 18, 2004
    Messages:
    166
    Likes Received:
    35
    I personally will use whatever colour I want, limiting colours within your designs isnt something I have ever done.
     
  3. Webmist

    Webmist Champion

    Joined:
    Jan 30, 2008
    Messages:
    305
    Likes Received:
    18
    Location:
    US
    First Name:
    Jen
    Depends on the flow you feel. Its usually a personal choice and depends. Then you have people that are color blind and really don't care. They just wanna see the text.
     
  4. Peacelily

    Peacelily Adept

    Joined:
    Jul 5, 2009
    Messages:
    245
    Likes Received:
    10
    You're brave. Using non websmart colors can really make your site look bad across difference browsers. I like to increase the chance that it at least kinda matches. Heehee.

    In the olden days, if you did not use websafe colors, you were guaranteed that your site would look like crap.

    :lol:
     
  5. Michael

    Michael Regular Member

    Joined:
    Jan 18, 2004
    Messages:
    166
    Likes Received:
    35
    I know what youre saying, if I was to use a nice bright blue on my monitor and then look at it on my girlfriends laptop, the colours would look awful on hers but perfect on mine, with websafe colours they seem to be pretty much the same.
     
  6. bebo

    bebo Newcomer

    Joined:
    Dec 14, 2010
    Messages:
    7
    Likes Received:
    0
    I am new member so please guide me.
     
  7. southernlady

    southernlady Regular Member

    Joined:
    Apr 30, 2005
    Messages:
    276
    Likes Received:
    3
    I design for both the web and for digital scrapping, I use the colors I want to use even tho on the web the colors aren't always portrayed the best. Most of who I design for, prefers colors that are all over the scale not in one certain range. They want colors the human eye can process.
     
  8. dvduval

    dvduval Regular Member

    Joined:
    Aug 13, 2009
    Messages:
    34
    Likes Received:
    0
    I think most modern sites use lighter colors. My main pet peeve is light text on a dark background. It honestly hurts my eyes and I leave the site.
     
  9. eVoXTRM

    eVoXTRM Newcomer

    Joined:
    Jan 4, 2011
    Messages:
    11
    Likes Received:
    0
    modern sites use silver with dark colours for text
     
  10. Jim McClain

    Jim McClain Regular Member

    Joined:
    May 31, 2009
    Messages:
    61
    Likes Received:
    9
    Location:
    The REAL Northern California
    How can you categorize like that? Do you actually visit websites not in your area of interest? Modern websites use every color in the rainbow. Some use monochromatic color schemes, some complimentary, some analogous, high contrast, pastels - there's just too many to mention.

    I've been working with graphics and web design for a number of years and never used web safe colors. My attitude is, people who can't be bothered with better technology (it doesn't have to be expensive) get what they get. Everyone else can enjoy the beautiful color combinations that most computers are capable of.
     
  11. southernlady

    southernlady Regular Member

    Joined:
    Apr 30, 2005
    Messages:
    276
    Likes Received:
    3

Share This Page