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80 The Principles of Beautiful Web Design Figure 2.38. COLOURlovers—for lovers of color Pictaculous Kuler and COLOURLovers are great tools to meticulously tweak and gain social feedback about color schemes you’re working on, but what if you see some color inspiration on the go? That’s where Pictaculous 20 comes in handy. Pictaculous is a free MailChimp Labs project that provides color schemes based on your pictures via email. You simply take a picture with your smartphone and email it to colors@mailchimp.com. Within a couple of minutes, you’ll receive an email with a fivecolor palette, an assortment of suggested color schemes from Kuler and COLOURLovers, and an attached Adobe color palette (.aco) file. There are alternatives to doing it by email, though. Figure 2.39 shows Pictaculous’s color suggestions for a picture that I uploaded to http://pictaculous.com/ from my computer. 20 http://pictaculous.com
Color 81 Figure 2.39. Pictaculous Color Colour Contrast Check When choosing the colors for your palettes, it’s always good to try to pick at least two colors that have enough contrast to be used as background and text colors. Having a proper contrast between text and background colors is essential for interactive design; without it, some people may be unable to read your site. An easy way to confirm that there’s enough contrast between two colors is to plug the RGB values for your foreground and background into Jonathan Snook’s Colour Contrast Check 21 website. Sometimes combinations that you think would be valid fail to meet the color difference and brightness requirements of the Web. As Jonathan says in his blog post about the contrast checker, 22 “… this tool shouldn’t be taken as gospel… but rather should help guide you towards better colour choices”. Being able to come up with a unique color palette is all about keeping your eyes open. If you see a website, advertisement, illustration, or other graphic that stands out, try to figure out what the dominant colors are, and what type of color scheme underlies the palette. Remember, though, that color inspiration can come from anywhere. Is there a color that reminds you of a certain song? How about the colors of your favorite meal? Maybe there’s even a color in that tacky seventies wallpaper in your parents’ house that would work well for you. Being aware of the kinds of issues associated with color usage will give you an eye for color and an ability to come up with original palettes that fulfill the requirements of your client. 21 http://snook.ca/technical/colour_contrast/colour.html 22 http://snook.ca/archives/accessibility_and_usability/colour_color_co
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