Posted by Chris F.A. Johnson on 09/12/06 23:15

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:
>
> http://www.lynda.com/hex.asp

...where she says:

There may be resurgence in the need for the browser-safe
palette when designing for alternative online publishing
devices, such as cell phones and PDAs. Those systems are still
in 1-bit (black and white) or 8-bit color.

and:

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.


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Chris F.A. Johnson <http://cfaj.freeshell.org>
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Author:
Shell Scripting Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach (2005, Apress)

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