Web Design - Color Scheme Advice?

brandon4117 · 11-08-2015, 05:49 PM

Heyo. Been awhile since I've been on The Cellar.

Since I've been gone I've learned a new programming language, Python, I've started some game development, and I've also launched a basic display website for things in the Horror Genre, because I like scary stuff and being scared and all that jazz.

It's fairly barren right now as I work on finding more content, but I'd love some help picking a kind of dark Color Scheme that isn't just "Grey and Darker Grey" because I feel like it clashes a bit too much and can be hard to see for some people.

The site is http://disturbing-stuff.neocities.org/, anyone have any idea what a good color scheme for something spooky like this would be? I'd love some feedback for the colors if possible.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-08-2015, 05:58 PM

Blood and congealed blood.

And NO automatic playing sound.

brandon4117 · 11-08-2015, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Blood and congealed blood.

And NO automatic playing sound.

Oh dear god, never would I ever put in an automatic playing sound. I'm not that mean! And I hated those when I went to some websites or blogs. Never enjoyable.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-08-2015, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by brandon4117

Oh dear god, never would I ever put in an automatic playing sound. I'm not that mean! And I hated those when I went to some websites or blogs. Never enjoyable.

Your web designer has it at disturbing stories.

sexobon · 11-08-2015, 06:11 PM

Automatic playing sound! Why, that calls for puke green.

brandon4117 · 11-08-2015, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by sexobon

Automatic playing sound! Why, that calls for puke green.

A whole lot of puke green, that's for sure.

lumberjim · 11-08-2015, 08:05 PM

Cream and carnation pink with rust and Crimson highlights

Undertoad · 11-08-2015, 09:59 PM

I think the most important principle, in any design, is theft. Find a site or sites that do what you want to do. Figure out their basic color scheme and steal it.

The second most important thing to do is to cheat. Use this website:

http://paletton.com/

Apply the base color and you can immediately get the other colors that will work well in different schemes.

brandon4117 · 11-09-2015, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

Cream and carnation pink with rust and Crimson highlights

I'll give it a try!

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Your web designer has it at disturbing stories.

I am the web designer! I do all the code myself. But I didn't think about using my blog code hexcolors - I should give that a try actually.

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Originally Posted by Undertoad

I think the most important principle, in any design, is theft. Find a site or sites that do what you want to do. Figure out their basic color scheme and steal it.

The second most important thing to do is to cheat. Use this website:

http://paletton.com/

Apply the base color and you can immediately get the other colors that will work well in different schemes.

That looks useful! I'll take a look at it! Thanks for the replies guys. I'll see what I come up with from this.

11-08-2015, 05:49 PM	#1
brandon4117 Eavesdropper Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Minnesota. Posts: 24	Web Design - Color Scheme Advice? Heyo. Been awhile since I've been on The Cellar. Since I've been gone I've learned a new programming language, Python, I've started some game development, and I've also launched a basic display website for things in the Horror Genre, because I like scary stuff and being scared and all that jazz. It's fairly barren right now as I work on finding more content, but I'd love some help picking a kind of dark Color Scheme that isn't just "Grey and Darker Grey" because I feel like it clashes a bit too much and can be hard to see for some people. The site is http://disturbing-stuff.neocities.org/, anyone have any idea what a good color scheme for something spooky like this would be? I'd love some feedback for the colors if possible.

11-08-2015, 05:58 PM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Blood and congealed blood. And NO automatic playing sound. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-08-2015, 08:05 PM	#7
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	Cream and carnation pink with rust and Crimson highlights __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

11-08-2015, 06:11 PM	#5
sexobon I love it when a plan comes together. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,793	Automatic playing sound! Why, that calls for puke green.

11-08-2015, 09:59 PM	#8
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	I think the most important principle, in any design, is theft. Find a site or sites that do what you want to do. Figure out their basic color scheme and steal it. The second most important thing to do is to cheat. Use this website: http://paletton.com/ Apply the base color and you can immediately get the other colors that will work well in different schemes.

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