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As any website designer knows, colour plays an important role in making a website accessible to as many people as possible whilst keeping the pages stylish and attractive. Bright bold colours can have an impact, but may be uncomfortable on the eye.
So, to assist both beginners and website designing veterans alike, here is a guide to refer to when colouring your websites.
Color
First of all, the language of the web was not created in English, but American-English, so we must refer to colour as color.
The code
Color is defined by a hexidecimal code which represents 3 colors of light. Red, green and blue. The lowest value that can be given to these color sources is 0 (or hex
Here are some examples of some basic colors to try:
Black Hex:
White Hex:
Red Hex:
Green Hex:
Blue Hex:
Yellow Hex:
Cyan Hex:
Magenta Hex:
Some colors can be achieved by using the color name instead of the hexidecimal code. The officially supported colors are:
At the bottom of this page is a list of colors, and their hexidecimal value, that most browsers will support by name alone.
Now here are some basic examples of editable code that can be copied and pasted into Windows Notepad or your website creation software to play around with color. Remember, you can replace the color name with a hexidecimal value as shown in the first example.
Please follow other tutorials on Freeola Web Design for page layout and object placement
Backgrounds
The
e.g.
or in hex':
or for a table:
Text
Remember, you can edit the style of text using
Don't forget to combine the color tag with use of different font sizes, headers, and text within elements such as tables. Play around to create different designs!
Borders
Mostly handy for creating tables, instead of a mediocre layout you can transform your tables with the
or use this in combination with the
This has hopefully been of use as a support in creating your web pages. As a reference, please find below a list of color names supported by most browsers:
Commonly-supported color list
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So, to assist both beginners and website designing veterans alike, here is a guide to refer to when colouring your websites.
Color
First of all, the language of the web was not created in English, but American-English, so we must refer to colour as color.
The code
color can be used to edit text, website backgrounds, table borders, and to the experienced web designer, can be used for much more.Color is defined by a hexidecimal code which represents 3 colors of light. Red, green and blue. The lowest value that can be given to these color sources is 0 (or hex
00) and the highest is 255 (or hex FF) Different combinations of color values will create many different shades of color. Infact there are over 16 million shades of color that can be created with hexidecimal coding.Here are some examples of some basic colors to try:
Black Hex:
#000000 White Hex:
#FFFFFF Red Hex:
#FF0000Green Hex:
#00FF00Blue Hex:
#0000FFYellow Hex:
#FFFF00Cyan Hex:
#00FFFFMagenta Hex:
#FF00FFSome colors can be achieved by using the color name instead of the hexidecimal code. The officially supported colors are:
aqua
black
blue
fuchsia
gray
green
lime
maroon
navy
olive
purple
red
silver
teal
white
yellowAt the bottom of this page is a list of colors, and their hexidecimal value, that most browsers will support by name alone.
Now here are some basic examples of editable code that can be copied and pasted into Windows Notepad or your website creation software to play around with color. Remember, you can replace the color name with a hexidecimal value as shown in the first example.
Please follow other tutorials on Freeola Web Design for page layout and object placement
Backgrounds
The
bgcolor attribute can be included within code to define the background color of a web page or frame or to change the background color of a table.e.g.
<body bgcolor="yellow"> </body>or in hex':
<body bgcolor="#FFFF00"> </body>or for a table:
<table bgcolor="red"> </table> Text
Remember, you can edit the style of text using
<b> for bold </b> and <i> for italics </i>. The more experienced web developer will likely use stylesheets (css) or similar to reduce time taken for editing individual blocks of text. The basic use of color in fonts can be used in the following way:<font color="#00FF00"> Would display this text in green </font>Don't forget to combine the color tag with use of different font sizes, headers, and text within elements such as tables. Play around to create different designs!
Borders
Mostly handy for creating tables, instead of a mediocre layout you can transform your tables with the
bordercolor code:<table border="1" bordercolor="silver"> <table>or use this in combination with the
bgcolor code:<table border="1" bordercolor="silver" bgcolor="red"> </table>This has hopefully been of use as a support in creating your web pages. As a reference, please find below a list of color names supported by most browsers:
Commonly-supported color list
AliceBlue #F0F8FF
AntiqueWhite #FAEBD7
Aqua #00FFFF
Aquamarine #7FFFD4
Azure #F0FFFF
Beige #F5F5DC
Bisque #FFE4C4
Black #000000
BlanchedAlmond #FFEBCD
Blue #0000FF
BlueViolet #8A2BE2
Brown #A52A2A
BurlyWood #DEB887
CadetBlue #5F9EA0
Chartreuse #7FFF00
Chocolate #D2691E
Coral #FF7F50
CornflowerBlue #6495ED
Cornsilk #FFF8DC
Crimson #DC143C
Cyan #00FFFF
DarkBlue #00008B
DarkCyan #008B8B
DarkGoldenRod #B8860B
DarkGray #A9A9A9
DarkGreen #006400
DarkKhaki #BDB76B
DarkMagenta #8B008B
DarkOliveGreen #556B2F
Darkorange #FF8C00
DarkOrchid #9932CC
DarkRed #8B0000
DarkSalmon #E9967A
DarkSeaGreen #8FBC8F
DarkSlateBlue #483D8B
DarkSlateGray #2F4F4F
DarkTurquoise #00CED1
DarkViolet #9400D3
DeepPink #FF1493
DeepSkyBlue #00BFFF
DimGray #696969
DodgerBlue #1E90FF
FireBrick #B22222
FloralWhite #FFFAF0
ForestGreen #228B22
Fuchsia #FF00FF
Gainsboro #DCDCDC
GhostWhite #F8F8FF
Gold #FFD700
GoldenRod #DAA520
Gray #808080
Green #008000
GreenYellow #ADFF2F
HoneyDew #F0FFF0
HotPink #FF69B4
IndianRed #CD5C5C
Indigo #4B0082
Ivory #FFFFF0
Khaki #F0E68C
Lavender #E6E6FA
LavenderBlush #FFF0F5
LawnGreen #7CFC00
LemonChiffon #FFFACD
LightBlue #ADD8E6
LightCoral #F08080
LightCyan #E0FFFF
LightGoldenRodYellow #FAFAD2
LightGrey #D3D3D3
LightGreen #90EE90
LightPink #FFB6C1
LightSalmon #FFA07A
LightSeaGreen #20B2AA
LightSkyBlue #87CEFA
LightSlateGray #778899
LightSteelBlue #B0C4DE
LightYellow #FFFFE0
Lime #00FF00
LimeGreen #32CD32
Linen #FAF0E6
Magenta #FF00FF
Maroon #800000
MediumAquaMarine #66CDAA
MediumBlue #0000CD
MediumOrchid #BA55D3
MediumPurple #9370D8
MediumSeaGreen #3CB371
MediumSlateBlue #7B68EE
MediumSpringGreen #00FA9A
MediumTurquoise #48D1CC
MediumVioletRed #C71585
MidnightBlue #191970
MintCream #F5FFFA
MistyRose #FFE4E1
Moccasin #FFE4B5
NavajoWhite #FFDEAD
Navy #000080
OldLace #FDF5E6
Olive #808000
OliveDrab #6B8E23
Orange #FFA500
OrangeRed #FF4500
Orchid #DA70D6
PaleGoldenRod #EEE8AA
PaleGreen #98FB98
PaleTurquoise #AFEEEE
PaleVioletRed #D87093
PapayaWhip #FFEFD5
PeachPuff #FFDAB9
Peru #CD853F
Pink #FFC0CB
Plum #DDA0DD
PowderBlue #B0E0E6
Purple #800080
Red #FF0000
RosyBrown #BC8F8F
RoyalBlue #4169E1
SaddleBrown #8B4513
Salmon #FA8072
SandyBrown #F4A460
SeaGreen #2E8B57
SeaShell #FFF5EE
Sienna #A0522D
Silver #C0C0C0
SkyBlue #87CEEB
SlateBlue #6A5ACD
SlateGray #708090
Snow #FFFAFA
SpringGreen #00FF7F
SteelBlue #4682B4
Tan #D2B48C
Teal #008080
Thistle #D8BFD8
Tomato #FF6347
Turquoise #40E0D0
Violet #EE82EE
Wheat #F5DEB3
White #FFFFFF
WhiteSmoke #F5F5F5
Yellow #FFFF00
YellowGreen #9ACD32
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As any website designer knows, colour plays an important role in making a website accessible to as many people as possible whilst keeping the pages stylish and attractive. Bright bold colours can have an impact, but may be uncomfortable on the eye.
So, to assist both beginners and website designing veterans alike, here is a guide to refer to when colouring your websites.
Color
First of all, the language of the web was not created in English, but American-English, so we must refer to colour as color.
The code
Color is defined by a hexidecimal code which represents 3 colors of light. Red, green and blue. The lowest value that can be given to these color sources is 0 (or hex
Here are some examples of some basic colors to try:
Black Hex:
White Hex:
Red Hex:
Green Hex:
Blue Hex:
Yellow Hex:
Cyan Hex:
Magenta Hex:
Some colors can be achieved by using the color name instead of the hexidecimal code. The officially supported colors are:
At the bottom of this page is a list of colors, and their hexidecimal value, that most browsers will support by name alone.
Now here are some basic examples of editable code that can be copied and pasted into Windows Notepad or your website creation software to play around with color. Remember, you can replace the color name with a hexidecimal value as shown in the first example.
Please follow other tutorials on Freeola Web Design for page layout and object placement
Backgrounds
The
e.g.
or in hex':
or for a table:
Text
Remember, you can edit the style of text using
Don't forget to combine the color tag with use of different font sizes, headers, and text within elements such as tables. Play around to create different designs!
Borders
Mostly handy for creating tables, instead of a mediocre layout you can transform your tables with the
or use this in combination with the
This has hopefully been of use as a support in creating your web pages. As a reference, please find below a list of color names supported by most browsers:
Commonly-supported color list
[I]Edited to correct a [ CODE ] tag
So, to assist both beginners and website designing veterans alike, here is a guide to refer to when colouring your websites.
Color
First of all, the language of the web was not created in English, but American-English, so we must refer to colour as color.
The code
color can be used to edit text, website backgrounds, table borders, and to the experienced web designer, can be used for much more.Color is defined by a hexidecimal code which represents 3 colors of light. Red, green and blue. The lowest value that can be given to these color sources is 0 (or hex
00) and the highest is 255 (or hex FF) Different combinations of color values will create many different shades of color. Infact there are over 16 million shades of color that can be created with hexidecimal coding.Here are some examples of some basic colors to try:
Black Hex:
#000000 White Hex:
#FFFFFF Red Hex:
#FF0000Green Hex:
#00FF00Blue Hex:
#0000FFYellow Hex:
#FFFF00Cyan Hex:
#00FFFFMagenta Hex:
#FF00FFSome colors can be achieved by using the color name instead of the hexidecimal code. The officially supported colors are:
aqua
black
blue
fuchsia
gray
green
lime
maroon
navy
olive
purple
red
silver
teal
white
yellowAt the bottom of this page is a list of colors, and their hexidecimal value, that most browsers will support by name alone.
Now here are some basic examples of editable code that can be copied and pasted into Windows Notepad or your website creation software to play around with color. Remember, you can replace the color name with a hexidecimal value as shown in the first example.
Please follow other tutorials on Freeola Web Design for page layout and object placement
Backgrounds
The
bgcolor attribute can be included within code to define the background color of a web page or frame or to change the background color of a table.e.g.
<body bgcolor="yellow"> </body>or in hex':
<body bgcolor="#FFFF00"> </body>or for a table:
<table bgcolor="red"> </table> Text
Remember, you can edit the style of text using
<b> for bold </b> and <i> for italics </i>. The more experienced web developer will likely use stylesheets (css) or similar to reduce time taken for editing individual blocks of text. The basic use of color in fonts can be used in the following way:<font color="#00FF00"> Would display this text in green </font>Don't forget to combine the color tag with use of different font sizes, headers, and text within elements such as tables. Play around to create different designs!
Borders
Mostly handy for creating tables, instead of a mediocre layout you can transform your tables with the
bordercolor code:<table border="1" bordercolor="silver"> <table>or use this in combination with the
bgcolor code:<table border="1" bordercolor="silver" bgcolor="red"> </table>This has hopefully been of use as a support in creating your web pages. As a reference, please find below a list of color names supported by most browsers:
Commonly-supported color list
AliceBlue #F0F8FF
AntiqueWhite #FAEBD7
Aqua #00FFFF
Aquamarine #7FFFD4
Azure #F0FFFF
Beige #F5F5DC
Bisque #FFE4C4
Black #000000
BlanchedAlmond #FFEBCD
Blue #0000FF
BlueViolet #8A2BE2
Brown #A52A2A
BurlyWood #DEB887
CadetBlue #5F9EA0
Chartreuse #7FFF00
Chocolate #D2691E
Coral #FF7F50
CornflowerBlue #6495ED
Cornsilk #FFF8DC
Crimson #DC143C
Cyan #00FFFF
DarkBlue #00008B
DarkCyan #008B8B
DarkGoldenRod #B8860B
DarkGray #A9A9A9
DarkGreen #006400
DarkKhaki #BDB76B
DarkMagenta #8B008B
DarkOliveGreen #556B2F
Darkorange #FF8C00
DarkOrchid #9932CC
DarkRed #8B0000
DarkSalmon #E9967A
DarkSeaGreen #8FBC8F
DarkSlateBlue #483D8B
DarkSlateGray #2F4F4F
DarkTurquoise #00CED1
DarkViolet #9400D3
DeepPink #FF1493
DeepSkyBlue #00BFFF
DimGray #696969
DodgerBlue #1E90FF
FireBrick #B22222
FloralWhite #FFFAF0
ForestGreen #228B22
Fuchsia #FF00FF
Gainsboro #DCDCDC
GhostWhite #F8F8FF
Gold #FFD700
GoldenRod #DAA520
Gray #808080
Green #008000
GreenYellow #ADFF2F
HoneyDew #F0FFF0
HotPink #FF69B4
IndianRed #CD5C5C
Indigo #4B0082
Ivory #FFFFF0
Khaki #F0E68C
Lavender #E6E6FA
LavenderBlush #FFF0F5
LawnGreen #7CFC00
LemonChiffon #FFFACD
LightBlue #ADD8E6
LightCoral #F08080
LightCyan #E0FFFF
LightGoldenRodYellow #FAFAD2
LightGrey #D3D3D3
LightGreen #90EE90
LightPink #FFB6C1
LightSalmon #FFA07A
LightSeaGreen #20B2AA
LightSkyBlue #87CEFA
LightSlateGray #778899
LightSteelBlue #B0C4DE
LightYellow #FFFFE0
Lime #00FF00
LimeGreen #32CD32
Linen #FAF0E6
Magenta #FF00FF
Maroon #800000
MediumAquaMarine #66CDAA
MediumBlue #0000CD
MediumOrchid #BA55D3
MediumPurple #9370D8
MediumSeaGreen #3CB371
MediumSlateBlue #7B68EE
MediumSpringGreen #00FA9A
MediumTurquoise #48D1CC
MediumVioletRed #C71585
MidnightBlue #191970
MintCream #F5FFFA
MistyRose #FFE4E1
Moccasin #FFE4B5
NavajoWhite #FFDEAD
Navy #000080
OldLace #FDF5E6
Olive #808000
OliveDrab #6B8E23
Orange #FFA500
OrangeRed #FF4500
Orchid #DA70D6
PaleGoldenRod #EEE8AA
PaleGreen #98FB98
PaleTurquoise #AFEEEE
PaleVioletRed #D87093
PapayaWhip #FFEFD5
PeachPuff #FFDAB9
Peru #CD853F
Pink #FFC0CB
Plum #DDA0DD
PowderBlue #B0E0E6
Purple #800080
Red #FF0000
RosyBrown #BC8F8F
RoyalBlue #4169E1
SaddleBrown #8B4513
Salmon #FA8072
SandyBrown #F4A460
SeaGreen #2E8B57
SeaShell #FFF5EE
Sienna #A0522D
Silver #C0C0C0
SkyBlue #87CEEB
SlateBlue #6A5ACD
SlateGray #708090
Snow #FFFAFA
SpringGreen #00FF7F
SteelBlue #4682B4
Tan #D2B48C
Teal #008080
Thistle #D8BFD8
Tomato #FF6347
Turquoise #40E0D0
Violet #EE82EE
Wheat #F5DEB3
White #FFFFFF
WhiteSmoke #F5F5F5
Yellow #FFFF00
YellowGreen #9ACD32
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