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Old September 2nd, 2003, 11:18 PM
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color scheme opinions

hi, my site:
http://terminal.scripterz.org

pleaz click on all of the colored boxes on this page and review the colors for me! also, make sure to click on the side menu for more colors.
NOTE: THE FORM ON THE PAGE HAS A FEW ERRORS, SO PLEAZ DO NOT SEND ANYTHING

i need to just find out what color scheme is most appeasing to the users....also, if you can suggest a different color scheme, just tell me

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Old September 2nd, 2003, 11:22 PM
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Darker text on a lighter background is always easier to read than light text on a dark background.

Also, the blue deluge is a bit harsh on the eyes... maybe lighten it up a bit in the main background area?
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Old September 3rd, 2003, 07:34 PM
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alrighty, thanx for the suggsetion, but are here any specific colors that are best for users and easier to read?

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there's a site, i've been trying to locate it again I found it once; that will scan your page and show you what it looks like for each of the three types of color blindness.

I reckon is a color blind person can read it easily; then a full sighted person could, I'll try to dredge it up and post it...

[edit] found it =)

http://www.vischeck.com/vischeck/vischeckURL.php

pretty cool to learn about, at that.
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Old September 4th, 2003, 11:34 AM
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Mmmm. I like the dark (main side) red and blue, but I think the left sides are too bright. I think the B&W is too contrasting as well.

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Old September 4th, 2003, 11:37 AM
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I would go with the black and white style. It's not that harsh on the eyes.

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Blue

I really liked the blue on blue the best.. but I guess I'm the only one.

I thought the black and white was too boring.

I don't like black and yellow together, don't know why.

And red irritates me, puts me in a hurry, on edge..

Black is just too much.

I just liked the blue, just a matter of a opinion. Please don't pounce on me for going against the herd!

Cool vision check site, have to add that to the favs~!

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Old September 5th, 2003, 06:34 AM
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B&W is too bland.
Grey text on red is hard to read.
I like the blue best.

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Old September 5th, 2003, 11:10 AM
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I like the blue, dont get me wrong, I just think the lighter blue is too bright :-/

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I like "Terminal", but your category headings "main", "content", etc, need to be brought out more like they are on the red/blue templates (how you have them in black, but the rest in red/blue).

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Old September 12th, 2003, 01:30 AM
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icic....i believe im going to completely drop my red scheme...it was one i did in a rush...(obviously)....and i think ill drop the black and white(normal) one cuz its simply too plain i guess......and then ill touch up some more on the other two styles

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basically, what you want is contrast. i mean, if i stick black text on top of say... #555555(gray), it's easy on the eyes because of no bright whites...but it does blend a little. so i'd go with the black on white. the red and blue are brutal on the eyes... remember...this contrast
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Old September 14th, 2003, 01:57 AM
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i know what you mean......its just that black and white, come on, its a bit too much, dontcha think?

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Old September 14th, 2003, 04:32 AM
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Lol Quadruple post. This needs a tidy up

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