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Choosing Web Colors
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When a client wants a web site, the very first question I have is, "What sort of colors do you want for your
website (predominant colors)?" I usually hope to get answers like, "Reds" or "Blues" or "Tans/Browns" or "Maroons". One
way to decide what you might like is to go to my thumbnails page (link below) and scroll down the page of
pictures to see if one color scheme jumps out at you (because I have a lot of different colors there). That
will at least get a good start.
www.CCFDesign.com/asp/webdesign/Thumbnails.asp
If clients have existing logos, it would stand to reason that they would want to use those colors, so that
is important to know as well.
Or perhaps you have seen a color that you like on another website. If so, just let me know, send me the
link, and I can go and sample that color. |
Some people prefer to look at a pallet of colors and choose from that selection. For that reason, I have
added this color chart, so you can find a color you like and can tell me the exact color (using a common language).
Because, what is Forest Green to me, might not be Forest Green to you -- so this chart has names with the colors.
If you don't see the color you like, perhaps you can tell me that you sort of like a certain color, but a little
darker or lighter. |
Web Color Chart |
This chart shows different colors that you can use for websites. It shows the color as a background color
(with black text) and as a font color (against black and white background). Finaly, there is the web color
notation. |
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steel blue |
steel blue |
steel blue |
4682B4 |
royal blue |
royal blue |
royal blue |
041690 |
corn flower blue |
corn flower blue |
corn flower blue |
6495ED |
light steel blue |
light steel blue |
light steel blue |
B0C4DE |
medium slate blue |
medium slate blue |
medium slate blue |
7B68EE |
slate blue |
slate blue |
slate blue |
6A5ACD |
dark slate blue |
dark slate blue |
dark slate blue |
483D8B |
midnight blue |
midnight blue |
midnight blue |
191970 |
navy |
navy |
navy |
000080 |
dark blue |
dark blue |
dark blue |
00008B |
medium blue |
medium blue |
medium blue |
0000CD |
blue |
blue |
blue |
0000FF |
dodger blue |
dodger blue |
dodger blue |
1E90FF |
deep sky blue |
deep sky blue |
deep sky blue |
00BFFF |
light sky blue |
light sky blue |
light sky blue |
87CEFA |
sky blue |
sky blue |
sky blue |
87CEEB |
light blue |
light blue |
light blue |
ADD8E6 |
powder blue |
powder blue |
powder blue |
B0E0E6 |
azure |
azure |
azure |
F0FFFF |
light cyan |
light cyan |
light cyan |
E0FFFF |
paletur quoise |
paletur quoise |
paletur quoise |
AFEEEE |
medium turquoise |
medium turquoise |
medium turquoise |
48D1CC |
light seagreen |
light seagreen |
light seagreen |
20B2AA |
dark cyan |
dark cyan |
dark cyan |
008B8B |
teal |
teal |
teal |
008080 |
cadet blue |
cadet blue |
cadet blue |
5F9EA0 |
dark turquoise |
dark turquoise |
dark turquoise |
00CED1 |
aqua |
aqua |
aqua |
00FFFF |
cyan |
cyan |
cyan |
00FFFF |
turquoise |
turquoise |
turquoise |
40E0D0 |
aquamarine |
aquamarine |
aquamarine |
7FFFD4 |
medium aquamarine |
medium aquamarine |
medium aquamarine |
66CDAA |
dark seagreen |
dark seagreen |
dark seagreen |
8FBC8F |
medium seagreen |
medium seagreen |
medium seagreen |
3CB371 |
seagreen |
seagreen |
seagreen |
2E8B57 |
dark green |
dark green |
dark green |
006400 |
green |
green |
green |
008000 |
forestgreen |
forestgreen |
forestgreen |
228B22 |
limegreen |
limegreen |
limegreen |
32CD32 |
lime |
lime |
lime |
00FF00 |
chartreuse |
chartreuse |
chartreuse |
7FFF00 |
lawngreen |
lawngreen |
lawngreen |
7CFC00 |
green yellow |
green yellow |
green yellow |
ADFF2F |
yellow green |
yellow green |
yellow green |
9ACD32 |
palegreen |
palegreen |
palegreen |
98FB98 |
light green |
light green |
light green |
90EE90 |
spring green |
spring green |
spring green |
00FF7F |
medium spring green |
medium spring green |
medium spring green |
00FA9A |
dark olive green |
dark olive green |
dark olive green |
556B2F |
olive drab |
olive drab |
olive drab |
6B8E23 |
olive |
olive |
olive |
808000 |
dark khaki |
dark khaki |
dark khaki |
BDB76B |
dark goldenrod |
dark goldenrod |
dark goldenrod |
B8860B |
goldenrod |
goldenrod |
goldenrod |
DAA520 |
gold |
gold |
gold |
FFD700 |
yellow |
yellow |
yellow |
FFFF00 |
khaki |
khaki |
khaki |
F0E68C |
pale goldenrod |
pale goldenrod |
pale goldenrod |
EEE8AA |
blanched almond |
blanched almond |
blanched almond |
FFEBCD |
moccasin |
moccasin |
moccasin |
FFE4B5 |
wheat |
wheat |
wheat |
F5DEB3 |
navajo white |
navajo white |
navajo white |
FFDEAD |
burly wood |
burly wood |
burly wood |
DEB887 |
tan |
tan |
tan |
D2B48C |
rosy brown |
rosy brown |
rosy brown |
BC8F8F |
sienna |
sienna |
sienna |
A0522D |
saddle brown |
saddle brown |
saddle brown |
8B4513 |
chocolate |
chocolate |
chocolate |
D2691E |
peru |
peru |
peru |
CD853F |
sandy brown |
sandy brown |
sandy brown |
F4A460 |
dark red |
dark red |
dark red |
8B0000 |
maroon |
maroon |
maroon |
800000 |
brown |
brown |
brown |
A52A2A |
firebrick |
firebrick |
firebrick |
B22222 |
indian red |
indian red |
indian red |
CD5C5C |
light coral |
light coral |
light coral |
F08080 |
salmon |
salmon |
salmon |
FA8072 |
dark salmon |
dark salmon |
dark salmon |
E9967A |
light salmon |
light salmon |
light salmon |
FFA07A |
coral |
coral |
coral |
FF7F50 |
tomato |
tomato |
tomato |
FF6347 |
dark orange |
dark orange |
dark orange |
FF8C00 |
orange |
orange |
orange |
FFA500 |
orange red |
orange red |
orange red |
FF4500 |
crimson |
crimson |
crimson |
DC143C |
red |
red |
red |
FF0000 |
deep pink |
deep pink |
deep pink |
FF1493 |
fuchsia |
fuchsia |
fuchsia |
FF00FF |
magenta |
magenta |
magenta |
FF00FF |
hot pink |
hot pink |
hot pink |
FF69B4 |
light pink |
light pink |
light pink |
FFB6C1 |
pink |
pink |
pink |
FFC0CB |
pale violet red |
pale violet red |
pale violet red |
DB7093 |
medium violet red |
medium violet red |
medium violet red |
C71585 |
purple |
purple |
purple |
800080 |
dark magenta |
dark magenta |
dark magenta |
8B008B |
medium purple |
medium purple |
medium purple |
9370DB |
blue violet |
blue violet |
blue violet |
8A2BE2 |
indigo |
indigo |
indigo |
4B0082 |
dark violet |
dark violet |
dark violet |
9400D3 |
dark orchid |
dark orchid |
dark orchid |
9932CC |
medium orchid |
medium orchid |
medium orchid |
BA55D3 |
orchid |
orchid |
orchid |
DA70D6 |
violet |
violet |
violet |
EE82EE |
plum |
plum |
plum |
DDA0DD |
thistle |
thistle |
thistle |
D8BFD8 |
lavender |
lavender |
lavender |
E6E6FA |
ghost white |
ghost white |
ghost white |
F8F8FF |
alice blue |
alice blue |
alice blue |
F0F8FF |
mint cream |
mint cream |
mint cream |
F5FFFA |
honeydew |
honeydew |
honeydew |
F0FFF0 |
light goldenrod yellow |
light goldenrod yellow |
light goldenrod yellow |
FAFAD2 |
lemon chiffon |
lemon chiffon |
lemon chiffon |
FFFACD |
cornsilk |
cornsilk |
cornsilk |
FFF8DC |
light yellow |
light yellow |
light yellow |
FFFFE0 |
ivory |
ivory |
ivory |
FFFFF0 |
floral white |
floral white |
floral white |
FFFAF0 |
linen |
linen |
linen |
FAF0E6 |
old lace |
old lace |
old lace |
FDF5E6 |
antique white |
antique white |
antique white |
FAEBD7 |
bisque |
bisque |
bisque |
FFE4C4 |
peach puff |
peach puff |
peach puff |
FFDAB9 |
papaya whip |
papaya whip |
papaya whip |
FFEFD5 |
beige |
beige |
beige |
F5F5DC |
seashell |
seashell |
seashell |
FFF5EE |
lavender blush |
lavender blush |
lavender blush |
FFF0F5 |
mistyrose |
mistyrose |
mistyrose |
FFE4E1 |
snow |
snow |
snow |
FFFAFA |
white |
white |
white |
FFFFFF |
white smoke |
white smoke |
white smoke |
F5F5F5 |
gainsboro |
gainsboro |
gainsboro |
DCDCDC |
light grey |
light grey |
light grey |
D3D3D3 |
silver |
silver |
silver |
C0C0C0 |
dark gray |
dark gray |
dark gray |
A9A9A9 |
gray |
gray |
gray |
808080 |
light slate gray |
light slate gray |
light slate gray |
778899 |
slate gray |
slate gray |
slate gray |
708090 |
dimgray |
dimgray |
dimgray |
696969 |
dark slate gray |
dark slate gray |
dark slate gray |
2F4F4F |
black |
black |
black |
000000 |
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