I seem to recall at one point finding a website where you could type in the URL of a webpage or image and it would give you the prominent colours, with hex codes, etc. Does this actually exist or was I dreaming?
posted by kansakwens on Mar 17, 2013 - 2 answers

What makes a design good? And how do I create it? [more inside]
posted by aloysius on the mixing boards on Oct 16, 2010 - 11 answers

Looking for a color/gradient generator where you put in your hex code (#6699CC) and it generates shades of that color from white, to the color, to black. It's a very plain page with just the shades from light to dark and their hex codes.
posted by jesirose on Aug 27, 2010 - 12 answers

What are the essential books on the topic of the objective qualities of effective graphic design? [more inside]
posted by Mr. Anthropomorphism on Nov 22, 2009 - 12 answers

Help me choose twenty RGB colors that all contrast with each other, so that any two of them are distinguishable in a graph. [more inside]
posted by popechunk on Nov 3, 2009 - 11 answers

Is there a way to create gradient backgrounds on webpages without using images? [more inside]
posted by nikkorizz on Feb 9, 2009 - 7 answers

How can I get the CSS "color" property to choose randomly between a prelisted set of colors? [more inside]
posted by Blandanomics on Aug 14, 2008 - 6 answers