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25 Awesome Tools for Choosing a Website Color Scheme
Written by Joshua Johnson, Published On 16th November 2009.
Filed in Graphics, Inspiration.
As a designer, color management should be an integral part of your workflow. A website’s color scheme helps shape its identity and therefore should not be carelessly thrown together. Here are 25 online, desktop and iPhone applications to help you live and breathe color management no matter where you are.
Online Tools
There are simply a ton of free color tools available on the web. However, a cursory search reveals that most are extremely basic and simply mimic everything else out there. Here’s a few that I found that stood out in either design, usability or features.
Kuler is one of the best free online color scheme creation tools out there and my personal favorite. You can browse tons of pre-made color schemes or create your own using an advanced yet simple to use interface. My favorite feature of Kuler is that access is built right into Adobe Illustrator so it’s never far away. There’s also an AIR app and Dashboard widget available for even more access options.
Color Scheme Designer has a beautiful interface that helps you create beautiful color schemes in seconds. colorblind simulation is built in so you can ensure usability will be optimized for all users.
An online community where color aficionados can create, share and browse color schemes.
A simpler, no frills interface that helps you build a five swatch color scheme. Provides a nifty preview of the selected colors working together on a basic site frame.
Desktop Applications & Widgets
Web apps are great, but sometimes you need a local solution that doesn’t require you to navigate to a website and is easier to merge with your current workflow.
Tangerine provides a color palette that remains consistent across a wide array of graphics applications making it easy to use the same colors throughout your design process as you switch apps.
Price: $39.95
“Color Expert is an interactive color wheel and swatch library that helps artists and designers identify, translate, capture and showcase color.”
Price: $9.99
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