4 Steps to Select Color palette for your Project.
Tags: css
Published: 2021-06-27 11:40:37

Let's accept this if there is something that can haunt a Front-end Web Developer before starting any new project then that is **Selecting the appropriate color scheme** unless you are among those fortunate ones (*Designers*).

If you are like me who always find it difficult to select **Color Palette** for the projects. Then this **4 Steps Guide** will help you. Without any further ado let's jump into the guide:

<h2>Step 1</h2>
Choose a **Base color**: This will be the theme color for your project. Some points to keep in mind while selecting a base color.
- Select it from any given *requirements* by the client
- Select it from the *established logo*of the company
- Don't go for the business *Competitors’* colors
- Think of the target *audience*
- If you are still struggling you can go for any random color 
 **Remember** no color is bad color if combined properly and used carefully with other colors.
- Or you can refer to these sites : [Awwwards](https://www.awwwards.com/), [Designinspiration](https://www.designspiration.com/) 


 For the sake of an example, we will take #30c9e8 
![Base Color](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/w17d7bovs49h6f7ao0f0.jpeg)
Now we will make Color Palette around this color.

<h2>Step 2</h2>
Find a **Complementary color**: This color will mostly be used for links, buttons, CTA. This will help user to notice the important section of the website clearly. 


- Go to  [Paletton](https://paletton.com/)</li>
- Enter your **Base color**</li>
- Toggle on **Complementary color**
- You will find a new color on the right side of the screen copy the HEX number from there.
- and use it as **complementary color** in your project.

## Color palette:
![Complementary color](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/4b1sxg8tg5zb52tny4ab.jpeg)

<h2>Step 3</h2>
Select **Harmonious color**: Harmonious colors are those colors that sit next to each other in the **color wheel**.
<ul>
<li>Create two shapes and fill them with  #424242  and #fafafa </li>
<li>Insert a color fill layer above your two shapes</li>
<li>Change that fill to your base color (#30c9e8)</li>
<li>Set the blending mode to overlay, and bring the opacity right down to between 5 and 40% (in the example below, it’s set at 40%)</li>
<li>Use the color picker and copy your new values</li>
</ul>

## Color palette:
> ![Harmonious color](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/zjw5f3yi1v5vucxq6c43.jpeg)

<h2>Step 4</h2>
Add **White color** to your palette: If you go through any website then you will find that they all have used **white color** in one way or another for their website. Because it perfectly balances the overall contrast of the theme. 

## Final palette:
![Final Palette](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/8hspenqzmh0ixlnhd5v1.jpeg)
Hurrah!
Our color palette is ready. Some points to remember:
- Selection of colors, design is all about creativity, and creativity doesn't have **hard-and-fast rule**. So give wings to your imagination and creativity and **Let the work speak for itself.**
- These were some of the basic rules to get started with if you are struggling to find the basic color palette. 
- You can use as many colors as you want in your color palette. But we know *With great power comes great responsibility*. So why go to 6-7 colors if you can do it in 4-5 colors.

> Simplicity is the key to brilliance.

-  Always keep your audience in mind while selecting the colors because ultimately they are on the receiving end.


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> 
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<p>Reference:<p>
<cite>
 [Laura Elizabeth](https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2016/04/web-developer-guide-color/) 
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