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how do you pick color?

GenoPal : after you pick a color, a scheme is generated. then you can pull the sliders to determine whether you want more or less contrast in the colors chosen and also whether you want the colors to be darker or lighter

Instant Color Scheme : type in any word and it generates 5 color schemes from 5 images searches with that word. not always reliable though, who knows what the first 5 images are that it will find, but works great sometimes.

Color Blender : pick two colors and it will find the in-between.

Color Blender 2 : okay this is a better color blender. this one comes up with more colors for your color scheme and doesn’t just blend two colors.

Pick a Color : color for the web. move your cursor over a color and immediately see the web page flooded with that color. you can also see how other colors change relative to that color by looking at the labeled colors on the left hand side.

Color Tools : a list of links of different color resources, downloadable software, color schemes, individual colors, and techniques and references.

Color Theory : this lengthy article talks about color theory. what interested me about it is it talks about how color works in web design, what the viewer does when looking at a website and how color can direct the viewers flow throughout the website. what pathway do the eyes move in? what do they fixate on?

Color in Motion : this isn’t really about picking colors, but it is an entertaining way to learn about them and their meaning. it is an interactive and animated site exploring colors. i opened the middle door to see “the movies.”