HEX COLORS: is #fff better than #ffffff ?
and, is it okay to mix 3s and 6s in the same sheet?
Some HEX colors don't seem to have an abbreviation.
In two of the books I'm researching the authors call for
"RGB" designations. It would seem this would give better
reliability across platforms and monitors.
Some of the colors being used these days in the "trendy"
style sheets and templates for blogs, I'm wondering if they
realize that monitor variation can destroy important text.
I'm trying to avoid that -- while still using neutral colors
which support both black and white text.
Look at:
http://www.user-groups.net/resources/burning/cd-rw.html
Is the background dark enough to support white type?
The background is supposed to be an ochre/tan color similar
to PMS #466 (for those of you who use PMS colors as a
standard) however it shows up on some flat panel monitors
so light the white type doesn't show up well.
If you switch to:
http://www.user-groups.net/resources/burning/cd-rwP.html
The background is supposed to be a light purple close to
PMS #5305, which shows up reliably on the SAME flat panels
as above.
Both have been specified by the HEX table, and in Photoshop 6
and 7 they match up correctly to their PMS counterparts.
The question is:
Will using the RGB style tag render these colors more
faithfully across platforms and monitors?
And... is the background too pale on YOUR monitor?
Again, sorry for the stupid questions, but inquiring minds
need to know such things.
:-)
Fred
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