How to decide on colors

How to decide on colors

[Cecil Westerhof]

I am working with a flowchart. I would like to have the background of
the flowchart, different from the background the flowchart is on. I do
not know much about color combinations. (Just enough to know what I
tried were not good choices.) Is there a site with good pointers about
color combinations?

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Cecil Westerhof
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Re: How to decide on colors

[Antoine Junod]

Hi Cecil,

Cecil Westerhof <cldwesterhof@gmail.com> writes:

> I am working with a flowchart. I would like to have the background
> of the flowchart, different from the background the flowchart is
> on. I do not know much about color combinations. (Just enough to
> know what I tried were not good choices.) Is there a site with good
> pointers about color combinations?

The context manual has a good chapter on colors and how to use them:

     http://pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/cont-enp.pdf

I'm also using the following site to generate color schemes that are
not ugly:

     http://colorschemedesigner.com/

My 2 cents worth,
-AJ
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Re: How to decide on colors

[Oliver Buerschaper]

Hi Cecil,

> I am working with a flowchart. I would like to have the background of
> the flowchart, different from the background the flowchart is on. I do
> not know much about color combinations. (Just enough to know what I
> tried were not good choices.) Is there a site with good pointers about
> color combinations?

I'd suggest the following book:

Tina Sutton, Bride M Whelan: The Complete Color Harmony. Rockport  
Publishers (2004). ISBN 978-1592530311

After explaining a bit of colour theory it lists (CMYK) swatches of  
various colour combinations organized by purpose and mood. I own the  
book myself and find it an excellent companion for any decision about  
colours. Costs are roughly 20 €.

Hope that'll help.

Cheers,
Oliver
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