Do you think this is a good combination of colors for a site?

[celticpride678]

I'm working on redesigning my website and am wondering whether you think the attachment below has good colors (fit in together and look good). If not, any suggestions?

Thanks.

 

[angelwatt]

It's a bit on the cold side.

 

[celticpride678]

It's a bit on the cold side.

So - what do you think would be better?

 

[angelwatt]

So - what do you think would be better?

Well, opposite of cold is warm It just needs a little bit livelier colors in some spots to give it some life. Mac Rumors is a bit drab, but they give it s tad of gusto using some read and also using slightly off-gray-scale colors for a lot of the colors. Also, work your contrasts some to improve readability, namely in the header region.

 

[celticpride678]

Is this a little better?

 

[angelwatt]

Is this a little better?

I like those colors better.

 

[celticpride678]

I like those colors better.

But - are they good or just better? Thanks for the help so far.

 

[HarryPot]

But - are they good or just better? Thanks for the help so far.

I don't like the header. It looks incomplete, try making the header more unified. Also, the "Apple has just released a new..." just below the Menu is kind of distracting.

I like the main body, but it doesn't fits with the dark colors of the webpage. In my opinion I would go for lighter colors (pastel/lighter tones).

Dark grey line.
Dark blue/grey (just slightly darker than the one in the main body background).
Dark grey line.
Slightly less darker blue/grey main body background.

Too much grey!

I hope it helps. BTW, I do think it was an improvement from the first, but you can still make it much better.

 

[ddh716]

The original colors look better

I like the original colors better. Its a nice, professional look. It doesn't have a lot of pizzazz. This may be good or bad, depending on the purpose of the site.

 

[VictorNT]

Use a color tool

http://kuler.adobe.com/

 

[jdl8422]

It looks a little flat to me. You def need a splash of color in there. Try adding some depth to it. Sprinkle in so gradients, shadows, something like that.

 

[celticpride678]

What do you think now? I had to remove the navigation bar for now...but it looks the same as before

Flip the main background color and the header color?

P.S. - I know the It's All Tech logo background is a different color - working on changing it.

 

[manueld]

The color is definitely washed out, but wouldn't necessarily be a problem if your content was going to be rich in color (photos and the like) which it currently isn't. If your content is going to be primarily text, I would suggest adding a richer accent color.

 

[celticpride678]

Chose different shades of blue...how about now?

 

[Nsutton]

Chose different shades of blue...how about now?

I like this one the best. But I would put the top nav bar on the left side..
(maybe it's just because i'm left handed... )