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How to choose color while designing your website

How to choose color while designing your website

Today we will talk about how to give ”WOW” feeling to our website using perfect shades of color. So one of the main thought comes in our mind that what color to be used while designing your website. Chances are if we don’t like the overall look of the website, we are not going to stay on the site for very long.

1. Color and their meaning

You don’t choose any color for your website that you like. There is some meaning behind every color that should strengthen your website and branding to your business. Here are characteristic of the most used colours for websites

(a) Blue is safe

Blue is a primary color scheme used in most of the website. Blue is the safest color of the majority of the people.

Blue stands for comfort, clarity, calm, trust, integrity, loyalty, reliability.

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(b) Green stands for freshness, safety

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Whenever we see a green color on a website, it gives us a refreshing and calm feeling. When people think green, they automatically think - healthy, environment, natural, vibrant and growing.

c) Yellow to brighten up your day

Yellow color stands for positivity, joy, happiness and so on. This is one of the trending colors which is used nowadays.

Yellow can definitely is harsh on the screen but when it is used with the proper color code it will change the overall look of the site.

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2. 60-30-10 rule

60-30-10 rule is effective and simple by mixing different colors. 60% applied by the main color on the website design, 30% applied by the secondary color and 10% by the accent color This proportion is pleasant for the human eye

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3. Color inspiration

As you know that you can take inspiration from other websites. And on the other way, you can take inspiration from the mother nature and take out three colors from the image that match 60-30-10 ratio, this is one of the simplest methods and give the perfect color schemes in the website.

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