Sunday, November 29, 2015

Color Development: Tools and Methods

I accidentally went nuts writing about the basics of digital color, so I decided to make it a separate article.  Check that out:
Color Development: Digital Color Basics
In this article, I'll list a few tools I use for color development, and discuss how I like to brew and develop colors in graphic design and cartography environments.

Color Brewing

These are some of my favorite tools to build and tune color sets.

Browser Utilities

ColorPick Eyedropper



ColorPick Eyedropper is a Chrome extension that enables you to quickly grab a color from a Web page. There's even a rad little magnifying visualization that helps zero in on the exact pixel you need.



Desktop Utilities

ColorPic


ColorPic is a great desktop tool to help snag Hex, HSV, RGB, CMYK, values, and save your own custom groups of color. There are even sliders, and grids to use to help build or tune your colors if necessary.

ColorOracle

ColorOracle is a fantastic color deficiency simulator. It's a quick way to preview your entire monitor view for any potential issues with color patterns which may be difficult to read for those with color-vision impairments. No exporting


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