Color Selection
Color is very important in web design. The color scheme for a site can greatly impact the end users' impressions of the site. Web designers must avoid choosing colors based solely on personal preference. The color scheme should focus more on the message the site is trying to portray.
CMYK colors are commonly used by professional printers. The CMYK color model combines cyan, ,magenta, yellow, and black to create high quality professional printed documents. (Primary Subtractive Colors - combine to make black)
RGB color is commonly used for onscreen designs. Computer monitors use red, green, and blue phosphor to project color onto the screen. The RGB color model combines red, blue, and green to produce web graphics. Often RGB colors appear brighter on screen.
(Primary Additive Colors - combine to make white)
* Hue - the tone / color name
* Monochromatic - uses tints and shades of one hue
* Analogous - colors that are adjacent to each other on the color wheel
* Complements - colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel
