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

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On 02/20/2011 03:53 AM, 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.

I see it as a very light cold color (blue-green). But this may be due to my own 
bg color (surrounding your pic) which is a very dark brown (thus, rather warm).
And yes, darkening it (more than a bit) would probably be a good idea (as said 
by Jonathan, looks dirty). You can also give a hue to the fg colors; using the 
same one as for the bg always fits; then, you can use a distinct (possibly 
opposite) hue to set an alternate fg color, such as for frames, titles, whatever.

Denis
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