August 27, 2003
The Color Schemer - Online Color Scheme Generator is one of the most useful web tools I've come across in a long time. You can click on a color in the commonly used colors box or type in a HEX code and it will show 15 coordinating colors. From there, you can click to "lighten scheme" or "darken scheme" to help find just the right shades. For a web designer who trades in black, white, grey, and red, this is amazing.
Posted by JohnH at August 27, 2003 11:50 AM | TrackBackWhat a really wished existed was a tiny tool where when you right click on any place anywhere in a browser, it would also display the html color code for where you clicked. That would rule.
Posted by: JosiahQ at August 27, 2003 12:10 PMGreat link!
Posted by: Shannon at August 27, 2003 12:27 PMJosiah, I think the downloadable (read: not free) version of that Color Schemer has that function. I usually just do a screen capture and bring it in to Photoshop to get the color code.
Posted by: John at August 27, 2003 01:39 PMJosiah, If you're on OS X, the Art Director's Toolkit will give you a dropper that's usable everywhere. It was free with my powermac.
Posted by: Mike at August 27, 2003 03:41 PM