Comments on: Effective Colour Contrast

By: Allen

Allen — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 12:30:14 +0000

Take the time to check your colour combination’s colour contrast, if the visitors can’t read your page, they won’t be sticking around to see what you have to offer.

- TRUE STORY. One mistake I had before that I was so into the details of making my website look good that I overdo everything especially the colors.The result was colors are too strong to the point that it’s so disturbing you cant pay attention to the content. good color combination is very important. I say, simplicity is the key!

By: Joanne Summers

Joanne Summers — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 10:55:02 +0000

I’ve actually tested this and have found that, without a doubt, colour and layout can have a HUGE impact on the effectiveness of a site.

By: Hot Tub

Hot Tub — Wed, 04 May 2011 14:03:23 +0000

Actually I am question priced at how many websites are really crappy when it comes to having a good contrast between the background and the text on the page. Obviously webmasters don’t want to just follow the crowd all have a white background but think it’s really important to have a few different people from different age groups look at your color choices and get their input. What’s the point of going to the trouble of creating a website that some or most people can hardly read

By: Coat Rack

Coat Rack — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 19:48:34 +0000

I never rely on my judgment alone when it comes to picking colors for a website I was get some input from artistic friends of mine. One other thing that I like to do when picking colors is go with proven winners, take a look at Amazon or even Googles there is a reason why they use a white background

By: Oren Adkins

Oren Adkins — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 05:05:56 +0000

I never knew about color contrast issues. I just created the graphics for my site in Photoshop and put it out there. I’m going to go test my site — thanks for the tips!

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 03:24:42 +0000

thank you for this reminder. would hope that we all consider the psychological impact that color makes – it forms much of the initial impression of a site, which determines your bounce rate! get the color scheme right for your niche and beware of common misinterpretations and sight deficiencies with your viewers. this is a great reminder.

By: Please suggest good background colors for my blog

Please suggest good background colors for my blog — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 07:56:53 +0000

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By: Linda- Logo Design

Linda- Logo Design — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:24:36 +0000

Contrasting colors can create a real impact in the visual appeal of the website or any graphic design artwork

By: Designer Eyeglasses

Designer Eyeglasses — Tue, 04 May 2010 08:07:28 +0000

The right combination of colors will make your webpage look better. Always try to make a webpage color contrasted so that it should neither look darker nor lighter.

By: Creative Design Agency

Creative Design Agency — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:43:11 +0000

Thanks so much for posting this. There’s something about the colour scheme on my website that I just don’t like – I don’t think it will appeal to the people I need to attract for my business. At least this information may help point me in the right direction.

By: Website Testing

Website Testing — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:00:09 +0000

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By: Inkblot Web Design

Inkblot Web Design — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:51:24 +0000

Very good point you make here – particularly if your website is aimed largely at a male audience (a larger percentage of men are color blind). A professional web design service should offer accessible and striking, eye catching color contrasts. If what they create looks like a five year old’s picture, run, don’t walk away.

By: web design birmingham

web design birmingham — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:08:59 +0000

Contrast as you mention is one of the big keys for accessibility. Lighthouse.org does have some good articles on this subject too.

I agree with one of the other comments that things became very subtle with lots of gradients etc. etc.

If you look at the top websites in the world on alexa.com you will find simple designs and simple colour schemes.

By: las vegas web designer

las vegas web designer — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:57:56 +0000

During the beginning of the “web 2.0″ look, there was very little contrast… everything was very washed out. Its nice to see good use of colors and contrast coming back into web design.

By: Bespoke Website Design

Bespoke Website Design — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:29:43 +0000

Not enough website designers realise how important colour contrast is to the success of a website, its something i take very seriously

By: John, LQ Logo Design

John, LQ Logo Design — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:27:25 +0000

Really interesting stuff – I’m slightly colour blind myself but I’ve never thought of it in terms of web design / colour contrast issues. I normally have difficulties distinguishing shades of green and red or brown and red – can’t think of any examples where this has affected my ability to use a site, but certainly it could be a subtle factor in things like ad clickthroughs etc.

By: Color schemes affecting CTR?

Color schemes affecting CTR? — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 05:23:50 +0000

[...] would think that if your ad doesn’t have enough colour contrast then it would be hard to read = low click through rate. As our society ages, you do have to [...]

By: Mark, Ars Logo Design

Mark, Ars Logo Design — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:44:31 +0000

Colour contrast is not only important because of the reasons detailed in the post above, but also because Google can consider that you’re trying to hide text. If your text colour is quite close to your background colour, you can be penalized as Google thinks you’re using desertive techniques to improve your position in serps.

By: Colour scheme suggestions?

Colour scheme suggestions? — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:26:43 +0000

[...] started: Color Combinations ColorSchemer When using the colour scheme selected, make sure that the colour contrast is enough between the background and foreground colours so they are readable. The Color Matters [...]

By: affordable web design services

affordable web design services — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:06:41 +0000

well my website is very rich in color scheme i always preferred to use a specific color scheme with not more than two colors in my web design process.