Burnt Orange
A traditional fall color, that has so much strength to it I’d suggest using it as an accent color in web design. This example shows how nice it can look with a white background. Probably not the first color you’d think of for a project however the unexpected in this case is really memorable!
Ochre
Ochre could be this falls new neutral. It’s a unisex color because of it’s softness. Since it’s so muted it goes nicely with other neutrals such as gray, brown, navy and black. I personally think ochre and shitake would make a great combination.
Shitake
Shitake is such a rich shade of brown and gray mixed together. Such a versatile color. Try this instead of using a black background. You’ll still get a rich effect but with a more modern twist. Perfect as a base color accented with almost anything. Purple, red, pink, deep greens will all look amazing as will shades of orange, and deep blues.
Withered Rose
Soft pink with brown undertones make this a much less feminine pink. This is another popular shade this fall that blends beautifully with other neutrals such as gray, soft browns, black, and white.
Aurora Red
Want to make a statement? Then start with Aurora Red. A cool red with energy! My personal opinion is that this color would be suited for teen girls, contemporary womens’ sites or other sites that really want to express urgency! This is a fun color I hope I get to use soon.
Fall colors don’t necessarily have to be earth tones. They don’t have to be serious and dark! I hope this article gives you inspiration for future projects. If you use any of these colors, please send us a link!
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Linda Chadbourne
Linda Chadbourne has been a web designer since 2001. A large portion of her day also involves graphic and logo design for Cozy Penguin Web Studio which she owns and operates. Linda is also one of the co-founders of The Web Squeeze. In her free time she is an avid family person, horseback rider and reader and lover of pink. You can follow Linda on twitter too!
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This article is great. thank you for the post
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I’m sorry to hear that you don’t like to click to a second page. However, most of our users don’t like to scroll 20 million miles down to the end of the article….it’s ANNOYING!
Look at other sites they do the same thing! It has nothing to do with us trying to up our pageviews….in fact, we never even thought of that until you mentioned it.
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[... This season we have 10 new shades of color that have been chosen to be the "hot" new colors for Fall of 2008! Some of them will fit into a broad ...]
[... This season we have 10 new shades of color that have been chosen to be the "hot" new colors for Fall of 2008! Some of them will fit into a broad ...]