Article DetailsChoosing the Right Colors for Your Web Site |
| Date Added: November 10, 2009 10:44:52 AM |
| Author: himanshu |
| Category: Computers & Internet: Internet: Web Design |
| Colors for Web Site Visitors Researchers agree that colors greatly influence the human psychic. Consequently, the color scheme that you use on your web site can entice the visitor to engage in the goal of your site (i.e. make a purchase or request your services) or leave it after the first few seconds. It is the human nature to yield to the concept according to which "the first impression counts". Even if they are not aware of it, your visitors will be greatly influenced in their decision to keep browsing your site or to leave it because of the poor choosing of colors and other visual displayed elements. On a psychological level, they will respond to the stimuli offered by the web site. When viewing a web page, people will get excited, happy or bored. All this depends on the color selection. You need to be aware of the audience to which you're addressing and make the right choices. Color is a great means of communications, and it is best to make sure that you are saying the right thing. Here are a few tips that you should consider: Use a palette of colors found in nature. They are more pleasing than any of their artificial counterparts. Combine them in order to get the emotional response that you want to get from your visitors. Unnatural colors, such as bright greens, blues or reds usually cause eye fatigue and chase visitors (i.e. prospects) away Create a strong contrast between a page's background and its text. The best combination for readability is black text on white background, but there are other excellent combinations also. Besides white, other effective web site background, colors are dark blue, gray and black.Avoid pairing blue and red, or blue and yellow. Green text on red background or red text on green / blue background are also choices that you shouldn't make, because such combinations usually cause eye fatigue. Select up to five (some say seven) different colors and use them consistently throughout the web site.Avoid using the blue color for small texts and diagrams with thin lines. Apparently, the specialized eye receptors for blue are the least numerous. Be aware that there are lots of people with color perception problems, so it might be quite difficult for them to perceive the message transmitted by your site the way you want them to.While some colors are dull by themselves, such as black, or gray, their juxtaposition with, for example, orange, can create outstanding effects. Colors and PeopleKeep in mind that responses to colors vary according to factors such as gender, age, or cultural background. You need some serious market research in order to make your site appealing for the exact category you're targeting. Common Colors and Their Most Common Meanings • Red: energy, passion, excitement, power; also implies aggression, danger. • Blue: coolness, spirituality, freedom, patience, loyalty, peace, trustworthiness; can also imply sadness, depression. • Yellow: light, optimism, happiness, brightness, joy. • Green: life, naturalness, restfulness, health, wealth, prosperity; in certain contexts, can imply decay, toxicity. • Orange: friendliness, warmth, approachability, energy, playfulness, courage. • Violet: wisdom, sophistication, celebration. • White: purity, cleanliness, youth, freshness, peace. • Black: power, elegance, secrecy, mystery. • Gray: security, maturity, reliability. • Pink: romance a feminine color. • Brown: comfort, strength, stability, credibility. Using Colors for Web Site Elements It is a good thing to differentiate between the elements of your web site by using various colors. You can use colors for identification, grouping or emphasis. For example, groups of related web pages can be identified by some particular color scheme, thus making it easier for a visitor to identify their place in your web site's architecture. Certain information that needs to be brought to the visitor's attention can be highlighted by means of color. This improves scanning and can help reduce visual fatigue. An important factor in the development of a web site is the use of various colors for hyperlinks, in order to help users distinguish between pages they have already viewed and pages that they haven't visited yet. Author: Adriana IordanRequest your free quote now Or for more details visit our website http://www.rcginfotech.com/ himanshu.gupta@rcginfotech.com |
