Color suggestions to consider when designing a site

Black, White and Red

Use white backgrounds with black text for ease of readability and when in doubt use red to draw the eye to your subject matter. Use caution when using any colored text. You want your content to be readable and easy on the reader's eyes.

Use a color wheel to help you choose colors

They tell you which colors work well with other colors. You can find them at any art or department store.

Contrast for Design

Use contrasting elements in your pages to make text and graphics feel more dynamic and easier to read on the page. If you opt for a colored background or colored type, be sure that there's enough contrast to keep your page easy to read. It's best to check it out with text your unfamiliar with so that you don't mistake familiarity with readability.

Color Moods. Associations with common colors

Red (hot, fire, daring, error, stop)
Yellow (sunny, caution, construction, happy, cheerful, slowdown)
Green (jealousy, pastoral, envy, beginner, fertile, spring)
Blue (water, peaceful, sad, male)
Purple (royal, comedy)
Orange (warm, Halloween, fall, seasons)
Pink (feminine, cute, candy, soft)
Brown (warn, dirty, fall, organic, earth, environmental)