Color

  • How we see colors
    • Visible light spectrum
    • Additive and subtractive color mixing
  • How computers display color
    • Color gamut, color space
    • CSS colors, properties
  • Color Theory
    • Warm/Cool colors
    • Complementary colors
    • Accessibility
Level
Beginner
Topics
#Color
Resources
USWDS Color Palette
https://mortona42.github.io/uswds-colors/
Color picker tools
https://cloudflare.design/color/
Brown; color is weird
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wh4aWZRtTwU
TailwindCSS Custom Colors
https://tailwindcss.com/docs/customizing-colors
The Realities And Myths Of Contrast And Color
https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2022/09/realities-myths-contrast-color/
Okay, Color Spaces
https://ericportis.com/posts/2024/okay-color-spaces/
An interactive review of Oklab
https://raphlinus.github.io/color/2021/01/18/oklab-critique.html
OddContrast
https://www.oddcontrast.com
Material Design Color System Overview
https://material.io/styles/color/system/overview
APCA Color Haromonizer Tool
https://harmonizer.evilmartians.com
Questions
What do designers need to know about color?