Optics. Kuler. Victor Engel's No Dither Netscape Color Palette, The Browse. Before: What "Before:" looks like on 256 color systems: After: This document describes how to design your web graphics for computers that use only 256 colors. If you are interested rather in learning how to change your computer to display more than 256 colors, see my page on color depth. Several browsers use a general purpose palette to render images they encounter on the Worldwide Web. This palette is a frequent source of trouble for many webmasters. This document is an effort to provide an explanation and a tool for authors to use to improve their pages. Netcolpc.gif: Non-dithering Netscape colors for 256 color computers: If you need help visualizing the image, I have an explanation (now with an ANIMATED PALETTE) that may help you with it.
Non-Windows based computers can usually use additional colors. You may have noticed that the 6x6x6 color palette has very few greys. Here is what the image looks like to 256 color system users: I also have a very tiny image of the Netscape colors. CVRL Color & Vision database. Color Management Overview: Introduction to Color Management Over. International Color Consortium. Understanding Color. Reading on Color & Light, Part I. Color and color vision: Background information. WWW4: Not Just Decoration: quality graphics for the Web. Death of the Websafe Color Palette? Frequently Asked Questions. Webmaster's Color Lab.