colours

[Lisa]

If I use a background colour for a page or cell; is that
the very same colour others will see, or does it depend
on what they have installed on ther computer?
are there any colours I should stick with? and what about
custom colours?

Thanks

 

[Steve Easton]

It depends upon their browser and also their video display adapter. Although modern
computers are capable of rendering over 16 million different colors, ( 256 x 256 x 256 )
some browsers and some display adapters are not.

Do a Google search for "web safe colors" ( there are 216 ) and you will get several hits
such as this one.
http://www.visibone.com/colorlab/

Also, remember that almost everyone perceives colors differently and some people have
problems discerning between subtle changes in colors. The best example I can think of to
explain this is visiting a friends house and noticing that the color shading on their TV
is "weird." To them it looks perfectly normal and is an example of how they "see" colors
compared to you.

--
Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
95isalive
This site is best viewed............
........................with a computer

 

[JDR]

Lisa

In most cases yes, if you use web safe colors (216 colors) for your backgrounds in tables, pages and cells

You can specify a background color in several ways, using a hex value (#FFFFFF), RGB (255, 255, 255), or by name (White)

If you wanted gradients for backgrounds, you would be better of to create a tiling graphic, but may run into issues here

To specify a background color
1- Open your site / Pag
2- Right click Page / Table / Cell (Depending on where you want this
3- Select Properties > Background colo
4- After selecting the color > Go to File> Preview in Browse

Here is a link containing some info on BG colors and a reference to the 216 color chart:
http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_colors.as

JD
**************

 

[Lisa]

So should I stick with the standard colours offered in FP
03 or can I create my own? what are web safe colors? and
if there are 216 would these not be installed on my FP
03? Thanks

-----Original Message-----
It depends upon their browser and also their video

display adapter. Although modern

computers are capable of rendering over 16 million

different colors, ( 256 x 256 x 256 )

some browsers and some display adapters are not.

Do a Google search for "web safe colors" ( there are

216 ) and you will get several hits

such as this one.
http://www.visibone.com/colorlab/

Also, remember that almost everyone perceives colors

differently and some people have

problems discerning between subtle changes in colors.

The best example I can think of to

explain this is visiting a friends house and noticing

that the color shading on their TV

is "weird." To them it looks perfectly normal and is an

example of how they "see" colors

 

[Tom Pepper Willett]

A search on Google for web safe colors came up with many hits, including:
http://www.web-source.net/216_color_chart.htm
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| So should I stick with the standard colours offered in FP
| 03 or can I create my own? what are web safe colors? and
| if there are 216 would these not be installed on my FP
| 03? Thanks
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >It depends upon their browser and also their video
| display adapter. Although modern
| >computers are capable of rendering over 16 million
| different colors, ( 256 x 256 x 256 )
| >some browsers and some display adapters are not.
| >
| >Do a Google search for "web safe colors" ( there are
| 216 ) and you will get several hits
| >such as this one.
| >http://www.visibone.com/colorlab/
| >
| >Also, remember that almost everyone perceives colors
| differently and some people have
| >problems discerning between subtle changes in colors.
| The best example I can think of to
| >explain this is visiting a friends house and noticing
| that the color shading on their TV
| >is "weird." To them it looks perfectly normal and is an
| example of how they "see" colors
| >compared to you.
| >
| >--
| >Steve Easton
| >Microsoft MVP FrontPage
| >95isalive
| >This site is best viewed............
| >........................with a computer
| >
| message
| >| >> If I use a background colour for a page or cell; is
| that
| >> the very same colour others will see, or does it depend
| >> on what they have installed on ther computer?
| >> are there any colours I should stick with? and what
| about
| >> custom colours?
| >>
| >> Thanks
| >
| >
| >.
| >

 

[Lisa]

ok I checked out the site; and the colours I am using
fall under that chart so I'm guessing this means I picked
safe colours?

-----Original Message-----
Lisa,

In most cases yes, if you use web safe colors (216

colors) for your backgrounds in tables, pages and cells.

You can specify a background color in several ways,

using a hex value (#FFFFFF), RGB (255, 255, 255), or by
name (White).

If you wanted gradients for backgrounds, you would be

better of to create a tiling graphic, but may run into
issues here.

To specify a background color:
1- Open your site / Page
2- Right click Page / Table / Cell (Depending on where you want this)
3- Select Properties > Background color
4- After selecting the color > Go to File> Preview in Browser

Here is a link containing some info on BG colors and a

reference to the 216 color chart:

 

[Tom Pepper Willett]

If you're guessing, I must also guess that you are? ;-)
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Tom Pepper Willett [Microsoft MVP - FrontPage]
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Microsoft FrontPage:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/frontpage/prodinfo/default.mspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/office/understanding/frontpage/

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| ok I checked out the site; and the colours I am using
| fall under that chart so I'm guessing this means I picked
| safe colours?
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >Lisa,
| >
| >In most cases yes, if you use web safe colors (216
| colors) for your backgrounds in tables, pages and cells.
| >
| >You can specify a background color in several ways,
| using a hex value (#FFFFFF), RGB (255, 255, 255), or by
| name (White).
| >
| >If you wanted gradients for backgrounds, you would be
| better of to create a tiling graphic, but may run into
| issues here.
| >
| >To specify a background color:
| >1- Open your site / Page
| >2- Right click Page / Table / Cell (Depending on where
| you want this)
| >3- Select Properties > Background color
| >4- After selecting the color > Go to File> Preview in
| Browser
| >
| >Here is a link containing some info on BG colors and a
| reference to the 216 color chart:
| >http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_colors.asp
| >
| >JDR
| >**************
| >.
| >

 

[Steve Easton]

Correct

--
Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
95isalive
This site is best viewed............
........................with a computer

 

[Steve Easton]

FrontPage can handle 16 million plus colors, so yes you can use any of those.

--
Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
95isalive
This site is best viewed............
........................with a computer

 

[Jim Buyens]

-----Original Message-----

If I use a background colour for a page or cell; is that
the very same colour others will see, or does it depend
on what they have installed on ther computer?
are there any colours I should stick with? and what
about custom colours?

You don't ahve to install colors on a PC the way you do,
say, fonts or software. However, you'll always be safest
using the 216 "safe" colors that others have mentioned.

Even this, however, doesn't ensure that all visitors will
see your colors *exactly* the same. A Mac, for example,
always displays non-saturated colors a little brighter
than a PC.

Also, the next time you're in a computer store, compare
the colors in their wall of monitors. Your site will
experience the same kind of variation. (If you don't hang
out in computer stores, the TV department of an appliance
store will work as well.)

Jim Buyens
Microsoft FrontPage MVP
http://www.interlacken.com
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