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Are you having problems thinking of new color combinations? Do you wish that you could have a reference file for evaluating new color combinations when designing websites? There area many helpful tools and websites out there that list good combination colors but wouldn't you prefer to look at designs implementing these colors? I would. I have created about 45 different simple designs implementing workable color combinations, and I will add to this list at regular intervals. So bookmark this page, and come back when you are in the process of designing a website. Designers may send to me hex numbers and I will create thumbnails ( like the ones below) from these color combinations and add these to our list.
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Below, you will find the designs created with workable color combinations. Each picture includes hex numbers so that you can try them in your designs. On the next page, you will find a guide to choosing beautiful color schemes for your website designs. Enjoy and feel free to comment on these designs color combinations.
NOTE - THE DESIGNS BELOW COMBINE ALL OF THE COLORS WITHIN A COLOR PALETTE INTO A SMALL SPACE - DON'T GIVE UP ON A COLOR SCHEME WITHOUT FIRST TRYING IT ON A LARGER SCALE. USING SPLASHES OF THESE COLORS ON A LARGER PAGE WITH A WHITE BACKGROUND, OR JUST A BIT OF WHITE, WILL REALLY MAKE YOUR PAGE LOOK GREAT (LIKE THE EXAMPLE BELOW)!!!
| FOR EXAMPLE (BELOW): What looks garrish to you (below on the right)), looks great when implemented on a website (below to the left) because the colors are used in moderation. BELOW ARE MORE EXAMPLES SHOWCASING HOW THESE COLOR COMBINATIONS LOOK GREAT WHEN IMPLEMENTED SPREAD OUT IN A SITE'S DESIGN : | |
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| #6D7A73 | #333125 | #807645 | #0D4A76 | ||||
| #31332E | #D5D0CD | #707D76 | #ECEDCE | ||||
| #F4EC7D | #FEF1AB | #EBEACE | #010101 | ||||
| #986633 | #772D2A | #986635 | #FF632F | ||||
| #762D27 | #9A673A | #722C24 | |||||
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| #493628 | #736206 | #ECF5FC | #556890 | ||||
| #FFD929 | #94150F | #6A80A5 | #A4A4A4 | ||||
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| #E6EBE5 | #D9E9E8 | #858681 | #7E7E7E | ||||
| #533443 | #DD1323 | #C6E108 | #C6E108 | ||||
| #160110 | #839704 | #110E17 | #110E17 | ||||
| #555243 | #D8191E | #86AABA | |||||
| #161813 | #85960C | #68808A | |||||
| #000000 | #565342 | ||||||
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| #878684 | #FF7700 | #5C2119 | #6C8371 | ||||
| #4D5049 | #010101 | #56708B | #C6862E | ||||
| #607B84 | #DCD1BF | #86A3C5 | #6D2E1D | ||||
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| #FB9B13 | #A43102 | #A42806 | #8C8E8B | ||||
| #A72704 | #E3E091 | #FAE39F | #232522 | ||||
| #F4FFC0 | #A8B130 | #E9945D | #030002 | ||||
| #FEE040 | #FFFFD7 | #F3FED3 | #E09DAF | ||||
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| #010101 | #3F2E38 | #A29B0D | #756C63 | ||||
| #22231B | #414916 | #171614 | |||||
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| #828081 | #878787 | #FF7C00 | #5F2019 | ||||
| #C5E008 | #627A84 | #D0C9B6 | #61416A | ||||
| #12130D | #84AABD | #010101 | #AA7FB5 | ||||
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| #5E1D1B | #657A69 | #FFCA05 | #873908 | ||||
| #2A3440 | #6C2D1C | #050304 | #C1DCF1 | ||||
| #536D88 | #C47729 | #034400 | #33506E | ||||
| #804910 | #444547 | #27313D | #357457 | ||||
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| #160110 | #585542 | #7F9107 | #62808B | ||||
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| #CDDEBC | #686554 | #88330E | #FF9D01 | ||||
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| #6D0101 | #8C5302 | #DBD1AE | #203F5E | ||||
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| #846934 | #E91B1B | #683700 | #369E9F | ||||
| #3833F1 | #FF8911 | #FB6C2A | #FF9933 | ||||
| #882520 | #6D3206 | #E71713 | #6B330E | ||||
| #ED3533 | #323323 | #329C9C | #FFDF30 | ||||
| #101243 | #70704E | #144A4A | #8B720B | ||||
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| #680100 | #0E2F50 | #B032F5 | #B032F5 | ||||
| #003E00 | #667A3B | #FEC722 | #90D22A | ||||
| #017E06 | #363F20 | #E6A805 | #A0FD33 | ||||
| #000082 | #FEA200 | #2437A0 | #FC5D1B | ||||
| #010030 | #875308 | #3A5BF8 | #AA4112 | ||||
| #FFFF01 | #EC4B1D | #FAFC1C | #021037 | ||||
| #959404 | #8B3210 | #FFCF0C | |||||
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| #AE4D09 | #422C74 | #FD4A08 | #8B0400 | ||||
| #6A0297 | #553679 | #141C4B | #3C3DF9 | ||||
| #A907FB | #242F7E | #000343 | |||||
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| #26136D | #750009 | #0A2D43 | #674E15 | ||||
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| #BDF123 | #125543 | #7C441F | #000000 | ||||
| #637A22 | #06211C | #412412 | #B93602 | ||||
| #3588CC | #180107 | #BB3303 | #681C00 | ||||
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| #3433F0 | #606048 | #FFCF03 | #653507 | ||||
| #13124B | #353624 | #693601 | #FF9A2B | ||||
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| #AF4012 | #464883 | #FFC620 | #0057A0 | ||||
| #E88B08 | #252547 | #FE4B09 | |||||
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| #291078 | #000000 | #010101 | #1C4D00 | ||||
| #FD6C03 | #C00A00 | #FB5904 | #8F0330 | ||||
| #974509 | #FFFFFF | #7C2901 | #CF0042 | ||||
| #705E00 | #FD2E06 | #31345D | |||||
| #FEDC01 | #1112DC | #6465C2 | |||||
| #414141 | #0A0643 | #DEDBB0 | |||||
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| #C9B68C | #DEBB01 | #08047D | #813100 | ||||
| #975264 | #232A3D | #B13B00 | #080F19 | ||||
| #6C3D47 | #5D8DBD | #FF5605 | #314D7D | ||||
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| #530000 | #0C4849 | #014C48 | #00374F | ||||
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| #213100 | #ABBA5B | #4B532E | #EE2336 | ||||
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| #EFDE99 | #6654C2 | #68370F | #DF6907 | ||||
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