Finding a good color combination

Hi designers
How can you find your color combination for a new websites?

 

Hello
You should inspire about combination color from the masters of painting.
colourlovers.com/blog/2007/06/20/color-inspiration-from-the-masters-of-painting/

 

If you google color theory you can get some good information on color combinations.

Some are analogous colors which are close to each other on the color wheel:

Like this

Also complementary colors work well too. These are opposite on the color wheel. purple orange

 

Hey

Try http://colorblender.com, I do often use it. Works perfectly.

You could also join the Kuler (http://kuler.adobe.com/) or COLOURlovers (http://www.colourlovers.com/) community.

 

kuler.com from adobe is the best! I am website designer and using it a lot.Good luck!

 

very useful tools, thank you very much

 

Blackrosezy: Lol, you can't just say that Kuler is the best, it's user-driven just like colourlovers is

 

yar the colour combination is depends on the taste of designer

 

Agreed.... but some need help

 

Check the following links.

http://www.simplygraphix.com/color_combinations5.html

http://www.webdevelopersnotes.com/design/14.php3

http://www.colorcombos.com/

For more help, contact me..... Will tell you my combinations..

 

While surfing for my design projects, i found this really amazing tool.
check it out, its really handy to work on with.
http://kuler.adobe.com/

 

For the thoery I always use HSB color thoery when matching the colors.
It is better than RGB in this situation .

You can learn the color combination from the famous site .
Also you can google with the following keywords , color schme, color matching ,color combination .

 

I agree, but if tools give you 1000 alternatives, you'll use your taste to choose one

 

Here is a Low Tech process I use when I get "color block".

I go to Home Depot or the like and pick up a bunch of those paint color test strips. Then I lay out the colors I think would look good an mix 'n match.

Another thing I do, especially if I'm designing a brochure or other advertising piece, is take pictures of the business inside and out and use the colors found there as an inspiration.

Good luck!

 

I have used the color scheme on colorsontheweb for years now.
Great free tool and a sure bookmark. You can try it here http://www.colorsontheweb.com/colorwheel.asp#wheel

Cheer