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Color Scheming With Pictaculous
Pictaculous (from the folks at MailChimp ) has to be the quickest and easiest way to grab a color scheme or palette from an image. Simply head to the Pictaculous site, upload your image (PNG, JPG or GIF, up to 500k) using the form and wait a few moments for it to be processed. Pictaculous breaks the image down into a four-color palette, together with suggested color schemes from both Kuler and ColourLovers .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.
Color Theory for Designers, Part 1: The Meaning of Color - Smashing Magazine
Being able to select the right colors is key in designing an effective and intriguing design, whether for the web or for print. If you’re able to achieve a good balance within your design, then it’ll communicate a stronger message much more easily to the users or readers because certain colors “ activate ” certain types of emotions. If you’d like to read more about choosing the right color scheme and the psychology of colors, I invite you to read the following articles: Color Combination Tools Below we’ve compiled a list containing 20 Color Combination Tools for Designers . You can use this list to chose the tool that better fits your needs or that you’re most comfortable using.

