Website colors!

surfwaterford · 03-04-2009, 03:25 AM

Here my problem, i have a lovely site here: www.surfshopireland.com and two sister sites www.surfshopuk.com and www.surfshopfrance.com. I got some one to make them up for me as im really bad with colours/designs though i can competently edit images and css.

What i would like someone to do is to tell me a set of colours i cud replaced the surfshopuk.com with, so im going with the same as www.surfshopireland.com but instead of blue i might use a red or something.

jnjc · 03-04-2009, 05:04 AM

Check out:
http://www.colourlovers.com/
http://www.colourlovers.com/trends/websitecolors

You might get some inspiration there.

HTH,
JC

surfwaterford · 03-04-2009, 10:18 PM

thank you will check it out now

DimitriDV · 03-16-2009, 02:13 PM

thanks for the link

Barkri12 · 04-03-2009, 11:35 AM

Designing your website means you have to be creative, plan out exactly what you want visitors to see, and then turn these ideas into a design or relay them to a design firm so they can do the job for you. However, the problem with this is you might be coming up with a lot of ideas that are not going to work for you when it comes to the design on your web page. Do some research first about what a good design includes and what a bad design includes. Then, you might be better able to design a great website. Consider the following suggestions before you start coming up with design ideas so you will be sure to leave this out.

Tip #1 - Don’t Distract

For some reason, many webmasters think it is a great idea to put a background picture of whatever their subject matter is and then put the text on top of it. All this does is create a very confusing mess because people cannot see the picture for the text and cannot read the text for the picture. Don't let this problem arise on your website. If you want to include graphics do so separately from the text, simple as that. When it is separate, people are able to read what you have to say and see the photos you post.

Tip #2 - Know Your Colors

Colors have positive and negative effects on people’s psychological interpretations of what you are presenting. Because of this, you should evaluate your product and what you want people to think when they see your product and use the colors accordingly. Keep your audience in mind as well because men and women perceive colors different, so you might use one set of colors if you are marketing to mostly men, another if you are marketing mostly to women, and so on and so forth. There is plenty information on the use of color and how you can make it positively impact your website and visitors impressions rather than the other way around.

Bronzy · 04-04-2009, 12:37 PM

i visited your all 3 sites all are looking like same however there is a color difference and try to add some content in this URL surfshopfrance.com at the bottom. and you asked to changed the blue color of surfshopireland.com, i think bule backgorund color is good you can change the border color and font at the top for better look.

Barkri12 · 04-17-2009, 06:57 AM

Color scheme should be one of your first priorities when it comes time to start your web site creation. If you do not choose the correct color scheme, your web pages will end up either dull and stagnant or so bizarre it's difficult to look at. The color scheme you use should be given your strict attention. Soft pastel colors are some of the best when choosing a correct color scheme, something light on the users' eyes.

richardhooper · 04-21-2009, 02:31 PM

hi,
Generating Colors in HTML
These 16 colors can be specified by name in HTML 4. The color names are case sensitive. So, for example, you could use either "#000000" or "Black" to refer to the color black.
Color
Name Aqua Black Blue Fuchsia Gray Green Lime Maroon
RGB #00FFFF #000000 #0000FF #FF00FF #808080 #008000 #00FF00 #800000

Color
Name Navy Olive Purple Red Silver Teal White Yellow
RGB #000080 #808000 #800080 #FF0000 #C0C0C0 #008080 #FFFFFF #FFFF00

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Modern_Media · 05-02-2009, 06:43 AM

Here's a useful site - We like using this when trying to come up with some color schemes. Not to mention the site is another great brainchild of Adobe...

http://kuler.adobe.com/

Great colors to use and they really do make your pages pop!

fringuello · 05-05-2009, 09:25 PM

the blue is seen to many people as very tranquile, which i think is something good to associate with surfing. i like the ireland one. maybe make a dominantly blue design for the UK one, and maybe throw some orange in there. it's a more playful color and it is directly across from blue on the color wheel which makes it a perfect compliment.(http://www.colormatters.com/colortheory.html)

red can be kinda scary and loud and angry and i definitely wouldn't associate it with surfing, unless all the people using the site were very, very aggressive and competitive

just research some color theory for web design i'm sure you'll come up with some cool stuff.

04-03-2009, 11:35 AM	#5
Barkri12 New Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 12	Designing your website means you have to be creative, plan out exactly what you want visitors to see, and then turn these ideas into a design or relay them to a design firm so they can do the job for you. However, the problem with this is you might be coming up with a lot of ideas that are not going to work for you when it comes to the design on your web page. Do some research first about what a good design includes and what a bad design includes. Then, you might be better able to design a great website. Consider the following suggestions before you start coming up with design ideas so you will be sure to leave this out. Tip #1 - Don’t Distract For some reason, many webmasters think it is a great idea to put a background picture of whatever their subject matter is and then put the text on top of it. All this does is create a very confusing mess because people cannot see the picture for the text and cannot read the text for the picture. Don't let this problem arise on your website. If you want to include graphics do so separately from the text, simple as that. When it is separate, people are able to read what you have to say and see the photos you post. Tip #2 - Know Your Colors Colors have positive and negative effects on people’s psychological interpretations of what you are presenting. Because of this, you should evaluate your product and what you want people to think when they see your product and use the colors accordingly. Keep your audience in mind as well because men and women perceive colors different, so you might use one set of colors if you are marketing to mostly men, another if you are marketing mostly to women, and so on and so forth. There is plenty information on the use of color and how you can make it positively impact your website and visitors impressions rather than the other way around. __________________ Free Logo Design \| Logo Design

04-04-2009, 12:37 PM	#6
Bronzy Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 66	i visited your all 3 sites all are looking like same however there is a color difference and try to add some content in this URL surfshopfrance.com at the bottom. and you asked to changed the blue color of surfshopireland.com, i think bule backgorund color is good you can change the border color and font at the top for better look. __________________ Web Design India & Web Development India Custom Software Development By Software Development Company

04-17-2009, 06:57 AM	#7
Barkri12 New Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 12	Color scheme should be one of your first priorities when it comes time to start your web site creation. If you do not choose the correct color scheme, your web pages will end up either dull and stagnant or so bizarre it's difficult to look at. The color scheme you use should be given your strict attention. Soft pastel colors are some of the best when choosing a correct color scheme, something light on the users' eyes. __________________ Free Logo Design \| Logo Design

05-02-2009, 06:43 AM	#9
Modern_Media Silver Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Houston & The Woodlands Posts: 110	Here's a useful site - We like using this when trying to come up with some color schemes. Not to mention the site is another great brainchild of Adobe... http://kuler.adobe.com/ Great colors to use and they really do make your pages pop! __________________ Woodlands Ad Agency Website Design \| Advertising Agency Woodlands Graphic Design

05-05-2009, 09:25 PM	#10
fringuello New Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1	the blue is seen to many people as very tranquile, which i think is something good to associate with surfing. i like the ireland one. maybe make a dominantly blue design for the UK one, and maybe throw some orange in there. it's a more playful color and it is directly across from blue on the color wheel which makes it a perfect compliment.(http://www.colormatters.com/colortheory.html) red can be kinda scary and loud and angry and i definitely wouldn't associate it with surfing, unless all the people using the site were very, very aggressive and competitive just research some color theory for web design i'm sure you'll come up with some cool stuff. Last edited by fringuello; 05-05-2009 at 09:29 PM.

03-04-2009, 03:25 AM	#1
surfwaterford New Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 4	Website colors! Here my problem, i have a lovely site here: www.surfshopireland.com and two sister sites www.surfshopuk.com and www.surfshopfrance.com. I got some one to make them up for me as im really bad with colours/designs though i can competently edit images and css. What i would like someone to do is to tell me a set of colours i cud replaced the surfshopuk.com with, so im going with the same as www.surfshopireland.com but instead of blue i might use a red or something.

03-04-2009, 05:04 AM	#2
jnjc Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 493	Check out: http://www.colourlovers.com/ http://www.colourlovers.com/trends/websitecolors You might get some inspiration there. HTH, JC __________________ www.solasit.com.au Free Online Competitions

03-04-2009, 10:18 PM	#3
surfwaterford New Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 4	thank you will check it out now

03-16-2009, 02:13 PM	#4
DimitriDV Bronze Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 30	thanks for the link

04-21-2009, 02:31 PM	#8
richardhooper New Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 1	hi, Generating Colors in HTML These 16 colors can be specified by name in HTML 4. The color names are case sensitive. So, for example, you could use either "#000000" or "Black" to refer to the color black. Color Name Aqua Black Blue Fuchsia Gray Green Lime Maroon RGB #00FFFF #000000 #0000FF #FF00FF #808080 #008000 #00FF00 #800000 Color Name Navy Olive Purple Red Silver Teal White Yellow RGB #000080 #808000 #800080 #FF0000 #C0C0C0 #008080 #FFFFFF #FFFF00 Web Designer Chennai, Web Designing Chennai, Web Development Company Chennai . Last edited by richardhooper; 04-21-2009 at 02:36 PM.

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