Yellow
1st edition — by Patrick McNeil — Jun. 27, 2006
The Design Element
Yellow is somewhat of a less popular color. It doesn't show up very much
in web design, at least not in very prominent ways. You can also see by the
samples that the usage varies. Lets look at a few samples to see what kind
of meaning was gleaned from the color.
The
no-spec.com is the first
to stand out. They clearly use yellow to reinforce the purpose of the site,
to warn people about the down side to accepting spec work. The entire site
is a great big caution sign, it is only appropriate that they use the color
yellow. Caution is one of the most commonconnotations of the color yellow.
Designtaxi.com
uses it for a vastly different reason
which couldn't be more obvious I suppose. Beyond that, the rest of the samples
only seem to use yellow for the more abstract connotations, like fun, energetic
and happiness. One thing is certain about these sites, they catch your eye.
Yellow is not nearly as powerful as red, but at the same time it carries
some impact. Perhaps it is the less used nature of the color, or just that
it is a bold one.
Connotations of yellow:
Nature, earthy, warmth, fun, sun, summer, illumination, inspiration, energy,
hazard, warning, emergency, sunshine, happiness, joy, cowardice, deceit,
cheerful, excitement, healthy, hope, support, laid back, spring, and relaxed.
Sample Usage
Links
Genopal (Color pallet creation software)
COLOURlovers (Excellent color pallet collections)
Kuler - pallet builder from Adobe /
ColorBlender.com (The
best tool I have found for easily creating beautiful color pallets)
Great color browsing resource (Named colors, by hue, etc)
Color
Scheme Generator
Color
Blender (On MeyerWeb)
Color In Motion
Color Schemer Online v2
Color Schemer Gallery
Color Symbolism
