[OT] Webpage design and "Name That Color!"

[Jonathan M Davis]

On Saturday 19 February 2011 18:53:15 Nick Sabalausky wrote:
> I've been updating the docs for my Goldie project in preparation of a new
> release, and figured the they looked a bit...sterile, so I've tweaked the
> CSS a bit. And, well, I think I've stumbled upon a heisencolor...(or a
> heisenhue, rather)
> 
> Without reading any replies or "cheating" by inspecting the pixels in a
> paint program, take a look at this screenshot:
> 
> http://www.semitwist.com/download/goldie0.4docBeta.png
> 
> ...and reply with what color you think the background looks like (the main
> background, not the
> sidebar). And whether or not you like it would be helpful, too, of course.
> And, strange as this may sound, reply again if you end up changing your
> mind on what color it looks like.
> 
> I don't think the weirdness is from my CRT monitor (yea, yea, it's a CRT,
> "join the 21st century" etc...), because I've checked on someone's LCD and
> noticed the same effect.
> 
> Secondarily, any other comments on the page would be appreciated, too. I'm
> not much of an artist or graphic designer. This NG does seem to be a good
> place to get many different opinions on a webpage's design. FWIW, I think I
> may increase the font size slightly and darken the BG colors a tad.

My first thought was white, but it's not a bright white. Dirty white maybe? I 
suppose that it has a slightly beige tinge to it, but it looks essentially white 
to me, just not pure white.

- Jonathan M Davis