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>Here is something I found on the WWW about color theory, but it's not the
>RYB pigment (reflected light) primaries. It's the RGB (direct light)
>primaries. I thought it might be of interest to some of you. Howard
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>> Shareware Color Picker Utilities
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>> IMHO , when trying to develop a color scheme for an HTML
>> document, it makes more sense to work offline, on your own
>> machine, than to browse to some remote site and look at a
>> color chart, then try and visualize what the little square
>> of color is going to look like as text on your page, then
>> note the code and paste it into your document. I realize
>> that some color chart pages are pretty nice and useful,
>> but I still prefer the idea of using an offline program.
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>> Here's a list of programs that I've collected, with a
>> short description of what's important to know about each
>> one. If you know of any others, or have any comments on
>> these programs, or anything else, please visit the comment
>> page.
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>> If you're interested in learning about color theory, you
>> should visit Dave White's Color Theory Page. This an
>> excellent place to visit for learning about general color
>> theory. Many excellent examples of various effects of
>> color are given.
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>> If you'd like information on getting your graphics to look
>> good on paper, visit Darren Meyer's Color Theory and
>> Prepress page. Includes information on Pantone technology.
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>> Here are the programs... Enjoy!
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>> RGB.EXE by Yours Truly (
mailto:jlong@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
>> Uses sliders and/or palette to select colors of text and
>> background colors, also lets you load a background texture
>> image, (gif only) and tries to find a background color that is
>> close to the average color value of the pattern. Writes
>> <body..> tag.
>> Download RGB.ZIP (44K) Freeware. Requires VBRUN300.DLL
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>> Color Manipulation Device by Chris Pearce (
mailto:support@xxxxxxxx)
>> Uses sliders and/or palette to select colors of text and
>> background colors, also lets you load a background pattern
>> image (gif or jpg). Uses a lot of vertical screen space, and if
>> you make it smaller, the output window is partially or
>> completely hidden. Stand-alone program.
>> Download CMD_10.ZIP (106K) $15 Shareware. Requires VBRUN300.DLL
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>> New - version 1.2.1 available
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>> Kenny's Color Mixer by Kenny Greenberg (
mailto:kenny@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
>> Uses sliders, but not palette. No support for background
>> pattern image, and does not write a <body...> tag. Does not
>> show all the various text elements together. Important feature
>> is that it knows about 8 bit color, so you can adjust for
>> screens with only 256 colors supported.
>> Download CLRMIX11.ZIP (12K) $5 Shareware Requires VBRUN300.DLL
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>> Color Picker for HTML 3. by Ben Reser
>> Uses Windows palette and translates to hex code, does not write
>> a <body...> tag, does not give sample display.
>> Download HTMLCLRP.ZIP (43K) Freeware. Stand-alone program.
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>> Brent's Color Converter 1.0 by Brent Leimenstoll
>> Uses sliders, but not palette. shows sample screen. Writes
>> <body...> tag. Will include name of background image in tag,
>> but does not display it. Program is also distributed under the
>> name of "Background Assistant" (BKGAST.ZIP)
>> Download COLCONV.ZIP ( 43K) Freeware. Requires VBRUN300.DLL
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>> Here are some other color pickers
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>> ...that I haven't personally tried. If you try one, I'd appreciate
>> your opinion.
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>> * HTML Color Scheme Designer (link to homepage)
>> * Colorbrowser (link to homepage)
>> * RGBtoHEX for the Macintosh (download - 51K).
>> * HexColor for the Macintosh (link to homepage)
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