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Web-safe colors question

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Hello!

 

I've been doing websites for about 2-3 months, so I'm quite new into this, but I'm trying to use web-safe colors for main color schemes. Does it make sense nowadays or I should stick to any color palette? I'm asking this because when I use some tools like Color Scheme Designer it gives out not web-safe colors. Is there similar tool with web-safe colors design? Also, should I use web-safe fonts as well (I mean fonts that are most often used in browsers)?

 

Thanks.

I just make sure the file size is not too big, these days people use LCD wide screen monitors so you get high definition resolutions.... even like a couple of years ago i stopped using them. The fonts i would stick with however it depends on your web host chances are they will have a font library so that what you select on your web page will show in the browser regardless... i have used some not so common fonts and they always turnout how they should.

 

Simple test - create a test page put a really obscure font and see if it works on a friends web browser who definitely doesn't have the font.

 

Hello!

 

I've been doing websites for about 2-3 months, so I'm quite new into this, but I'm trying to use web-safe colors for main color schemes. Does it make sense nowadays or I should stick to any color palette? I'm asking this because when I use some tools like Color Scheme Designer it gives out not web-safe colors. Is there similar tool with web-safe colors design? Also, should I use web-safe fonts as well (I mean fonts that are most often used in browsers)?

 

Thanks.

web-safe colour is not relevant today. It was in the 90's when most monitors could only display 256 colours max - and PC and MAC only had a few common colours.

 

What you do want to keep in mind is how the colours look for people that are colour-blind.

doh! I've been using web safe for ages thinking it was still a good idea <_<

 

ho-hum...

doh! I've been using web safe for ages thinking it was still a good idea <_<

 

ho-hum...

 

You still find lots of HTML tutorials that regurgitate the old 'fact' from the world wild web of the 90's. Even schools still teach it....

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