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Posted by Runnin' on Empty on 09/12/06 23:44
"Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On 2006-09-12, Runnin' on Empty wrote:
>>
>><soundboxster@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1158095782.967331.116050@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Web safe colors page... -> http://www.freewebs.com/htmlcolorchart/
>>>
>>
>> Of what possible use are web safe colors today?
>>
>> Not even the one person responsible for popularizing their use thinks you
>> should us them:
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>> http://www.lynda.com/hex.asp
>
> ...where she says:
>
or:
Is the Browser-Safe Palette Dead?
Though this might seem blasphemous to older readers of my books, or loyal
website visitors, I believe it's safe to design without the palette. I
believe this because so few computer users view the web in 256 colors
anymore.
Conversely, there's no harm in using the browser-safe palette either. It
simply limits your choices to 216 colors. Most people don't have a lot of
color picking confidence, and working with limited color choices is easier.
At this point, there's no right or wrong when it comes to which colors you
pick, but more important to know how to combine colors in pleasing and
effective ways.
216 mostly bad color choices IMHO...
She also said:
The browser-safe palette was developed by programmers with no design sense,
I assure you. That's because a designer would have never picked these
colors. Mostly, the palette contains far less light and dark colors than I
wish it did, and is heavy on highly saturated colors and low on muted,
tinted or toned colors.
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