Dec 30, 2011

How to find the right code for a color/Hue ?


Programmers or designers often tend to scratch their heads when the question comes to finding the right hue(read about Hue) or color for a particular element of a webpage.

Though majority of web suppliers often equip their users with color hex coding tool, You may find one dedicated to it completely. For those who still prefer coding like those old times, you must find out the code of the color you need to use.

Quoting color-hex.com 'Color-hex.com gives information about colors including color models (RGB,HSL,HSV and CMYK), Triadic colors, monochromatic colors and analogous colors are calculated in color page. Color-hex.com also generates a simple css code for the selected color.'

One can do the method the other way round too, by simply entering the hex codes you want to find out the hue for, you can also get the color standing for it.


Another way of Getting the color codes and vice versa is the HTML color Picker, One of the best tools available. Equipped with full functionality and better usability, the HTML color picker can be used flawlessly to find out the color for a particular code as well as the code for your selected color.

Regarding Hue, color wheel artist has explained in depth about the difference between hue, tint and shade.

Here's a video from the HTML color picker website for your perusal,


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