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What's the best color to represent authorization? [closed]
I need to represent a color for authorization,
right now I have a green like
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but does not conbine with the other colors on the table
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How to best communicate color names to users more clearly
Many times in using general color names in communication, i.e. Red and Green, users are confused when the color is a non-pure form of the color.
For Example, in referring to the Red-ish color of the ...
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Different colors on different screens [closed]
I'm making a background image for a PDF document.
I have just realized that the same jpeg background looks really different (different colors) on different screens.
Is there a way to avoid this huge ...
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Reason that most (business) applications have a blue theme?
Most applications use blue as their central color, particularly business applications (e.g. Windows uses blue in most of it's chrome).
I am being pushed to use purple throughout our current ...
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Marking tasks in red?
There's a list of items, some of them require attention.
I'm thinking about using the color red.
It used to be used for errors, so red was an unpleasant color.
Today we have red notifications on iOS ...
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Blue or red color for counter of new messages?
I'm trying to implement an inbox for users and there is an indicator in the site that shows you how many new messages you have.
When I use blue for notifications it nicely fits in the site, and red ...
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Are dark non neutrals colors suited for page backgrounds or is it more advisable to go for neutral colors like black or dark grey?
I am just finishing up a site for a non profit and we are having a bit of a debate of about what the background color should be
I have been trying to emphasise on the need for a neutral color like ...
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How different should two colors be to appear distinct to the human eye?
I was having a look at the "Reputation" tab in Stackoverflow and it occurred to me that the yellow used to highlight the new entries doesn't stand out a lot from the white background. I really have to ...
