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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