Color Theory

[Ralf Maximus]

Found a fascinating color theory tutorial, including links to additional resources and a bibliography:

http://www.worqx.com/color/



This is general stuff, easy to read and organized so that it's amenable to topic hopping.  It's applicable to paper documents, application & web design, or simply making sure your chosen Windows color palette won't give you a siezure.

Simply reading the section about Perceptual Opposites led me to an "aha!" moment, when I finally understood why some colors just look nasty together, like they want to vibrate each other off the screen.  I'd subconciously recognized the phenomenon, but now I know why that happens.

Unfortunately none of this will not stop Mrs. Maximus from painting the kitchen green.

[mouser]

nice find.. i'm one of those color-idiots.  i have no idea what colors go together and can't seem to comprehend it when i try to learn.

[Grorgy]

Thanks Ralf, looks good 

[app103]

Between years of my husband's team jerseys and crazy color sweatpants and my daughter's fashion rebellion (deliberately wearing colors & styles that clash) I lost my sense of what looks good together. 

[CleverCat]

It's a fact - women perceive colour better than men! (Not including Mrs. Maximus!)

[Deozaan]

It's a fact - women perceive colour better than men! (Not including Mrs. Maximus!)

-CleverCat (December 08, 2007, 08:19 AM)

I'd say women just worry about color more than men. Men are more practical about what they care about. Like a woman in a red dress. Or out of a red dress.

[CleverCat]

You proved my point!