The End of Color Intimidation
February 16, 2008 (04:11 PM)
Recently stumbled across this site in the midst of
some research on complementary colors.
Go ahead. Type in a hex code. The tool generates a series of other colors that will complement the one you input. Includes complementary color, triad colors, and a color wheel. For designers of all walks this kind of information is invaluable. It reminds us all that the perception of color and color coordination isn't a function of what looks pretty. There's a process and a science to the way that people process colors that can be exploited.
Does this tool eliminate the need for human judgment? Does it just turn us all into mindless automatons? Of course not. It's a tool that can add to, rather than subtract from, the design process.
Go ahead. Type in a hex code. The tool generates a series of other colors that will complement the one you input. Includes complementary color, triad colors, and a color wheel. For designers of all walks this kind of information is invaluable. It reminds us all that the perception of color and color coordination isn't a function of what looks pretty. There's a process and a science to the way that people process colors that can be exploited.
Does this tool eliminate the need for human judgment? Does it just turn us all into mindless automatons? Of course not. It's a tool that can add to, rather than subtract from, the design process.
