For the non-arty one of the hardest things to do when putting together websites is to get just the right colours. For the criminally untalented,like me,there are loads of free css templates but when using these there is always the desire to choose different colours that make the site stand out. Even if we see a colour that we think would be a good starting point there’s the problem of isolating the colour and getting the necessary rgb values. If the colour is on another web site that’s easy enough,even if wading through html/css to find the colour can be tedious,but what if the starting point is a photo?
Well the people over at ColorSuckr have created the solution. Simply give the URL to any photo you like the look of,or choose from one of many on the site,and the app will sample the key colours in said photo and give you the rgb values in all the usual formats such as RGB and the hex # number. They even give a “web safe”equivalent. What’s more,there is a link to colourlovers.com that will use any of the colours you choose as a base colour and generate several alternative palettes of complimentary colours.
This is a great tool with an equally great partnership that makes creating interesting colour combinations a doddle.
