Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Quick tip: using color

color palette made with Illustrator

It seems like color palettes are all over the place from various blogs to Pinterest.  While I've been prone to just looking at them for how lovely the color combinations, they definitely have practical applications.  Whether decorating a room in a home, planning a wedding, developing a website, or figuring out what to wear for a special occasion, colors and how they work together are part of setting the tone.

I recently came across a fun website called Colour Lovers where you can create your own color palettes and learn about color trends.  The color palettes on Colour Lovers are categorized by wedding, home, fashion, web, print, craft and business.  There are some really gorgeous wedding palettes.  I haven't thoroughly checked out their site but it looks like a great color resource. 




6 comments:

  1. I like to pick a color and then go to a color wheel for what goes with it.

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    1. Debbie, that's a great idea. I like to use a color wheel, too. I don't usually choose a color before looking at it, though.

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  2. I love the color combination of pink and brown - pale pink and dark chocolate brown. Love it! Great post!

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    1. Thank you, Carole! I love that combination, too! There are so many great combinations I can't make up my mind which I like the best.

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  3. I loved the resource you shared. The new trend in sharing color palettes is so inspiring, going to add this image to my Pinterest page :-) Thanks for the great tip.

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    1. I'm so glad you loved it, Minette! This is a trend I find inspiring, too.

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