31st August 2008
Enough of our photos of Cornwall for a moment. This week I’ve chosen a photo of an apple from stock.xchng which has lovely rich reds, oranges and yellows.
Here are the accessible combinations:
| 1. #2f0000 and #f48222 | Example 1.1 | Example 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| 2. #2f0000 and #ffe69e | Example 2.1 | Example 2.2 |
| 3. #2f0000 and #fff1eb | Example 3.1 | Example 3.2 |
| 4. #a81400 and #ffe69e | Example 4.1 | Example 4.2 |
| 5. #a81400 and #fff1eb | Example 5.1 | Example 5.2 |
2nd June 2007
This is very exciting as we have received our first submitted colour scheme, so thanks to Julie for the following:
There is just one accessible pairing of colours in this selection:
| 1. #5d1f22 and #ffaa01 | Example 1.1 | Example 1.2 |
|---|
I would therefore suggest changing the orange for white and maybe lightening the taupe a bit, to give the following:
And these accessible combinations:
| 1. #ffffff and #204e77 | Example 1.1 | Example 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| 2. #ffffff and #7d6488 | Example 2.1 | Example 2.2 |
| 3. #ffffff and #5d1f22 | Example 3.1 | Example 3.2 |
| 4. #cfc7bd and #204e77 | Example 4.1 | Example 4.2 |
| 5. #cfc7bd and #5d1f22 | Example 5.1 | Example 5.2 |
Of course there are other ways of increasing the contrast between the suggested colours - instead of bringing in the white I could have chosen a lighter shade of orange so that it would work with the blue. Thanks again for the suggestion, keep them coming!
21st January 2007
This colour scheme could be used for a corporate-style website. It is a combination of blues with red as a highlight colour. Accessible pairings of colours are as follows:
| 1. #5e191c and #ffffff | Example 1.1 | Example 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| 2. #2c313b and #ffffff | Example 2.1 | Example 2.2 |
| 3. #5e191c and #dbdce3 | Example 3.1 | Example 3.2 |
| 4. #2c313b and #dbdce3 | Example 4.1 | Example 4.2 |
31st December 2006
Another colour scheme using red as the accent colour. The colours are predominantly browns and cream, but with the strong red to add interest. Accessible pairings of colours are as follows:
| 1. #790026 and #ffffcc | Example 1.1 | Example 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| 2. #3d240c and #ffffcc | Example 2.1 | Example 2.2 |
| 3. #513923 and #ffffcc | Example 3.1 | Example 3.2 |
30th December 2006
This colour scheme consists of strong greens, a light green for highlighting and a strong red for accent colour. The strong colours can’t be used together to convey information as the contrast is very poor, however combinations of the darkest greens or red on white offers an excellent level of contrast. Accessible pairings of colours are as follows:
| 1. #5d1f22 and #ffffff | Example 1.1 | Example 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| 2. #2a3f1c and #ffffff | Example 2.1 | Example 2.2 |
| 3. #4c663a and #ffffff | Example 3.1 | Example 3.2 |
| 4. #5d1f22 and #edf0eb | Example 4.1 | Example 4.2 |
| 5. #2a3f1c and #edf0eb | Example 5.1 | Example 5.2 |
