5 simple color tips

Found a nice article on color. Check it out. Here's an excerpt:

1. Choosing a Colour Palette

Keep it simple, or go crazy. In between is no good.

I find using two or three colours plus some neutral tones works well for general use. Try picking two main colours – say a red and a blue then use tones of those two colours plus your neutral colour. If you start adding more colours without thinking, it can make your design less distinctive.

I’ve always been drawn to multi-coloured artwork. Sometimes this really works. Using all the colours of the rainbow (for want of a more technical phrase) can look stunning.

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