Colours

[Ash]

How do you pick colours for your designs? Do you usually go for your favourite colours or the ones that are somewhat popular/well-used?

For me, I tend to stick to my favourite colours which tend to include a dark blue (as you can see here on DH).

 

[Page]

Colours that suit whatever is being made. At times your favourite colours might not go well with the background

 

[Demon_skeith]

Trial and error, just kind of keep picking between them till you get something satisfying.

 

[Laifot]

There are some patterns to follow while trying not to leave your audience blind because of your combination lol

annoying colours also means a forever NO to a site.

 

[apathy]

I used to sit down and create color schemes myself but honestly you can spend so much time on this that I felt it was better to just change my approach. Now, I'll find wallpapers that have a cracking color scheme and I'll extract the most occuring colors using a tool like PyWal.
If I want something easier than that, or I've not found good wallpapers in a while, then a site like Colourlovers usually won't let you down.

 

[Merciless]

Trail and error, pick a colour if it doesn't work choose another

 

[Nova]

I am making use of the Color strips or you can say palettes out there on the internet. I see a lot of flat UI colors that are being used as well.

 

[KO896]

I try to pick colors that might relate to the theme of the design. If I'm designing something for a lawyer I wouldn't use bright neon colors so it has to relate and I would choose something like burgundy or navy along with tans.

For my crafter craze forum I wanted something fun and the colors of the site kind of reflect that (I hope).