Colors: links, books and tools that make your life easier

Color is, of course, a very important element of the project, and the choice of the best color palette for a project is something that time must really set aside. In addition to understanding the theory of color, you need to have an idea of ​​the psychology of color, you must make sure that your choice will not only look good, but also have a good balance and deliver the right message. Reflecting on this, we decided to collect some tips, book recommendations, links to interesting articles, as well as some tools and applications that will make your life easier when it comes to color.

Instruments

Flat ui colors

This small web application will help you copy color from Flat UI.

Color Palettes - ColourLovers

Old but really good!

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color.hailpixel.com

Scroll to get the desired color, click on it and it will save it for you.

hexu.al

Sphere: Color Theory Visualizer

Color Scheme Designer

Also old, but also good.

Books

Color Design Graphic Design

Since color is an important part of graphic design, designers require the most relevant, as well as the most basic, information about tools in order to use color effectively.

Coloring by Betty Edwards: A Course in Mastering the Art of Mixing Colors

Using techniques tested and honed at her five-day intensive color workshops, Edwards gives you a basic understanding of how to see color, how to use it, how to mix and combine hues. The book includes more than 125 color images and exercises.

Color - Messages & Meanings: A PANTONE Color Resource

Pantone's Guide to Communicating with Color

This authoritative guide presents hundreds of color combinations and principles for creating an effective project. Each lesson is demonstrated by example, including designers of all specialties and level of experience, how to make the best color choice for each type of project.

Itten Johannes - The Art of Color

Johannes Itten - a Swiss artist, the largest color art researcher and one of the leading teachers of the famous Bauhaus - tried to help readers clarify a number of color problems. And not only to set forth the basic laws and rules of its objective nature, but also to more accurately determine the range of subjective limits in the sense of taste color assessment. The author examines the patterns of color contrasts, color harmony and color design. The book includes 22 chapters, ranging from "Physics of Color" and ending with "Color expressiveness" and "Composition