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Design inspiration: colour your world
- By: Maxine
- Tweet: @maxine
- July 2, 2013
To me, colour is one of those mysteries like typography: I’ve got no idea how to get it right myself, but when I see something that is just perfect, I can recognise it.
We’ve all seen dozens of online colour pickers, but one I found this morning, called Colourcode, really stands out, and not just for the way they have spelled Colour :). Have a dig around, it’s got some great features hidden inside a deceptively simple interface. I thought the monochrome + grey options were especially handy.
Oh, and if like me you are struggling to differentiate your analogous from your complimentary (thanks @JohnMcClumpha!) then you really should check out colour harmonies.
For a bit of inspiration, here’s some beautiful examples of the use of colour in web sites.
MyOwnCorks
Analagous colour schemes are hard to get right — this site nails it! And with the help of Colourcode, you can too :)
Scroll for your health
Great use of a colour scheme against a washed out background.
Kite Studio
Another simple colour scheme to differentiate the different sections of the site.
Koa
First let me say I am highly skeptical about the whole concept of ‘organic water’, but I have to say, these guys have done a beautiful job of creating a colour scheme for the site which reflects that of the product.
United Pixel Workers
But what about when the (common) situation where you have lots of products and they come in all different colours? United Pixel Workers show us how it’s done.
Dear mum
Dear mum is a lovely site that lets you create a beautiful single page site, just for your mum on mother’s day. It really is nicely done and makes good use of the colours from the photo you upload to keep it all looking pretty!
TriplAgent
Beautiful colour scheme in this iPhone app carries through very nicely to the site.
Cloudberry
Getting a colour scheme to work is one thing, getting it to work with a photo is another level.
Bloom
Similarly, with illustrations.
The Coop
The colour wash over a photo effect is always a fun option.
Net Life Research
Monochromatic has always been one of my favourite options. Again, Colourcode is great for this.
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