Introduction to Web Design Using Dreamweaver

Chapter 7: Selecting Design and Color

Go Online Activities 7.2

Introduction:
Investigate strategies for using color in Web design.

Directions:
Read the questions below.
Click on the Destination Site link(s) to open a new browser window.
Apply what you learn to answer the questions.
Check your work carefully, and click Submit.

Destination Site: Newark1 Web Color Theory Resource
Destination Site: Color Matters

Note: If this link is inactive or to find other Internet sites with similar information, get permission from your teacher to use a search engine.
Here are some keywords you might use:
web color theory

1
List three important interface elements on a Web page that you could use color to enhance.
2
What is the ideal number of colors to use for your Web site’s interface? Explain your answer.
3
Why might some colors show up differently on different computers?
4
What six character pairs should you look for to make sure that a hexadecimal number is a Web-safe color?
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