Whether I’m designing a website, creating a piece of graphic art or even a video production, coming up with the color pallet is one of the toughest steps I run into.  I took art my senior year in high school and I remember the color wheel and all the complimentary color stuff, but sometimes, nothing looks right and I’m just flat blocked.  Coloring will convey everything to the viewer / user.  So it’s critical to the project, that the proper color pallet is chosen.

A good color combination has the tendency to communicate with the users and let them perceive the design in the correct way. That is the basic reason why you need to pick the right color for your design.

Smashing Apps has compiled a great list of the 50 Best Free Tools To Create Perfect Color Combinations. Over the years I’ve found several of these and made use of them.  This list is quite extensive though.  Read the full article…