Web design involves several skilful disciplines from type to layout & colour. Colour is particularly serious as it gives the user’s first impression. the correct colours can create a nice experience for the user, whereas inappropriate colours can have a bad impact.
To create a good website, the designer should know what affect colours can have on people. subconsciously, people react to colours & associate them with different emotions and feelings.
Colours do not just stir up emotions and feelings that could influence how a site is received but they can also be utilised cleverly to direct users in the direction of specific bits of your web site.
Every colour imaginable can be used on the web these days, so picking the right colours can be a mammoth task. here is a fast summary of how some colours can provoke certain reactions.
Red is associated with strength, fire, blood & lust. if used sparingly on a pale background, it can draw attention & emphasise.
Blue is the most frequently used colour & it can represent confidence, loyalty & royalty. the darker end often represents strength whereas the paler end can be used to express fantasy and dream.
The colour green can summarise feelings of durability, safety [...]