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When is the last time you saw a Web site in black and white? Color is vital to the repertoir of your average Web designer, and yet many designers don't realize that the colors they choose may be having more of an effect than they realize. Colors are an element of design that people react to on a visceral level. Often, they don't realize they are reacting to it. For example, in the U.S. many hospitals dress their nurses in light blues and pale pinks.

Color Symbolism: Using Colors to Convey Meaning May Backfire on

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Colours In Cultures

Color Theory for Designers, Part 1: The Meaning of Color - Smashing Magazine

Color in design is very subjective. What evokes one reaction in one person may evoke a very different reaction in somone else. Sometimes this is due to personal preference, and other times due to cultural background. Color theory is a science in itself. http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/01/28/color-theory-for-designers-part-1-the-meaning-of-color/
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Color Theory: a brief tutorial

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What Accent Colors to Use for a Brown Brick Home Brick homes have a special charm. They exude durability and warmth naturally because of the brick's color. Your exterior decorating palette should...

Accent Color | eHow.com

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Basic color schemes: Color Theory Introduction

With colors you can set a mood, attract attention, or make a statement. You can use color to energize, or to cool down. By selecting the right color scheme, you can create an ambiance of elegance, warmth or tranquility, or you can convey an image of playful youthfulness. Color can be your most powerful design element if you learn to use it effectively. http://www.tigercolor.com/color-lab/color-theory/color-theory-intro.htm

Color Theory @ ColorJack

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Color Palette Generator

Make color schemes. Enter the URL of an image to get a color palette that matches the image. This is useful for coming up with a website color scheme that matches a stock photo a client wants to work with. If you like this color palette generator, you might like ColorHunter.com
It returns a set of hue, saturation and tint/shade variations of your color, as well as suggests color schemets to you, based on your color's complementary color, split complementary colors, analogous colors and other variations. The color wizard also has a randomize function that lets you generate color schemes you might not have thought of on your own. The first version of the Color Wizard was completed back in 2000 as an ASP application. With version 3, it has been converted to a flash based application.

Color Wizard - Color Scheme Generator - Colors on the Web

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Use The Hidden Meaning of Color In Your Art

In art and design, color allows us to create our own individuality and flare. For years, interior decorators, graphic designers, advertisers and artists have been using color to enhance our environments. Color can be used to evoke a certain mood or to create a message or sharp response in the viewer. http://www.finearttips.com/2009/08/use-the-hidden-meaning-of-color-in-your-art/