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  • #21599
    RSBRSB
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      @bdthree
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      Could my fellow forumite’s do me a little favour “Spare 5 Minutes” 🙂 I have been trying to decide a colour combo for one of my own website builds. I keep browsing different colour ranges, I pick one, then the next day I regret it and start again. This has been going on for three month now and I am still indecisive.

      I would like to know if people prefer a website with say Pastels modern looks, Dark corporate looks, Bright and shocking colours, funky etc….

      Here is a link to some colour combos and I would like to know what peoples preferred colours are that whill not turn you away from a website as soon as you look it. I know a lot depends on the business type but just in general will do.

      Americans: Over Sexed, Over Payed and Over here, Wat Wat!

      #21601
      Ed PEd P
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        @edps
        Forumite Points: 39

        Not very helpful, but I’ll give you a preference list:

        1: 24

        2: 35

        3: 30

        4: 63

        5: 66

        I think I may have different preferences depending how the colours are used i.e the colour used for the various window decorations.

        #21603
        dwynnehughdwynnehugh
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          @dwynnehugh
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          Hope that we are not going back to the old MM pastel on pastel issues. White on light blue (as per Sky Q) is a definite ‘No No’ for me – surely should you not be looking at not modern, corporate etc. etc but a website that can be read by all users easily?

          Just a suggestion.

          The more you meet people the more you understand why Noah took animals instead of humans

          #21604
          RSBRSB
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            @bdthree
            Forumite Points: 5,183

            As I said it’s my project, not a forumite change.

            Thank’s ED.

            Americans: Over Sexed, Over Payed and Over here, Wat Wat!

            #21606
            Dave RiceDave Rice
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              @ricedg
              Forumite Points: 7

              I think it depends on the theme of the website. Ice blue and gray wouldn’t be appropriate for a summer sun fun site for example.

              Ask Debbie, she’s good at these things…

              #21607
              Ed PEd P
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                @edps
                Forumite Points: 39

                I’ll add to my reply. I personally hate ‘in your face’ schemes such as #96. I find them jarring and irritating. For my taste bright reds should only be used for warnings or ‘do not use’ notices.

                #21608
                RSBRSB
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                  @bdthree
                  Forumite Points: 5,183

                  @edps was that a cheeky dig at my splash of England team red round here 🙂 But no, I am not a big fan of loud reds and shocking blues. I keep going back and trying .25 but then I think is it to dull and then I go on the hunt again.

                  Americans: Over Sexed, Over Payed and Over here, Wat Wat!

                  #21609
                  PlaneManPlaneMan
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                    @planeman
                    Forumite Points: 196

                    I’ve had a look and I’m torn between a few, well lots. The kind of thing I’ll never make my mind up about. No good to you, sorry about that.

                    Just have a red in there somewhere. ?

                    #21614
                    Bob WilliamsBob Williams
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                      @bullstuff2
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                      Used to design & print Business Stationery, Entertainment Packs for East Coast resort entertainers and Independent/Private School Prospectuses, Posters, leaflets, you name it. Unfortunately Lee, I never found one theme that suited all and I never got to designing websites, retired too soon. There is no simple answer, but looking at it from paper & card  prints, I would classify according to customer suitability from these I picked out:

                      13: As it says, Classy. I would have used it for a high-fee school which appreciated that.

                      16: IMPACT! A fairly successful entertainer with a reputation, or one just starting out. I always checked out their shows first and made a choice based on 3 visits to venues. This would have been my No.1 choice for this.

                      21: No.2 Impact, an entertainer I was a bit doubtful about, but might improve.

                      62: Classy. Either a good school, or the “Sinatra” type of entertainer, maybe the occasional Swing/Jazz Band.

                      73: No.3 Impact: might not be here next year. If so, colour choices used in another design with different text, blocks and images.

                      87: Very Professional and classy. The one school I produced stationery, books and prospectuses for, paid me a healthy sum to buy the copyright and designs, when I retired. They were happy to employ a larger local printer I recommended.

                      As I say, no simple answer in my case. Consider each customer carefully, check out what they do and think about applications to their business. Totally different applications to my old work I know, but principles are the same.

                      Hope that helps but doesn’t confuse!

                      Good luck, Bob.

                       

                      When the Thought Police arrive at your door, think -
                      I'm out.

                      #21622
                      The DukeThe Duke
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                        @sgb101
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                        They are all good in their own right. Personally I always like a darker theme to look at, but then the colour combo is depended on the project or product your selling.

                        So sadly no help form me.

                        Though number 8 jumped out as one I didn’t like. Although I only looked down as far as about 25. Before I determined, I wouldn’t have a throng to contribute.

                        Colour is very personal, what I like, make be terrible to all others and vice versa .

                        sorry Lee.

                        #21630
                        Bob WilliamsBob Williams
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                          @bullstuff2
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                          Can’t add much to that last, except to say that my choices were all paper-publication based, and agree that colour is personal.

                          When the Thought Police arrive at your door, think -
                          I'm out.

                          #21645
                          tadkatadka
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                            @tadka
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                            I prefer blues, but other colours are fine too as long as it’s just different shades of the same colour. A small injection of a different colour is okay as long as it blends with the main theme colour. When there is a mix of colours in a website… I find it distracting and annoying.

                            I liked: 05, 53, 55, 58, 71, 72, 80, 85

                            Those were okay: 07, 14, 30, 31, 34, 42, 43, 44, 46, 56, 63

                            It seems I prefer darker colours.

                            #21657
                            Bob WilliamsBob Williams
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                              @bullstuff2
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                              Horses for courses: more different preferences.

                              When the Thought Police arrive at your door, think -
                              I'm out.

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