Week 7 Page 12: Avoiding Clashing Colors

Avoiding Complementary Clash!

The examples in the slide above demonstrate how designing with complementary (or very saturated) colors can be like playing with fire! Their effects can be either striking or overwhelming. Sometimes using a white, black or grey can offset those dazzling effects.

Web Example 1: Bright colors with white
This screen design uses areas of white to separate the bright colors in places. The color contrasts are dynamic without dazzling the viewer.

Web Example 2: Bright colors no white...
The following site's colors are bright. Do you think this is too much? Could the designer communicate the same "colorful" message without dazzling?

• http://ryankeiser.net/ Links to an external site. (Archived Version)