This assignment had me choose an outdoor image to use as color inspiration for a restaurant. I chose a photo by Nick de Partee on Unsplash.
Something about the rustic look of the lightbulb against the green of the blurred background drew me to the image.
Using this photo, I was to answer the questions below:
- How does your chosen color scheme “fit” the communication purpose of your restaurant (or another type of) site?
From this photo, I wanted to communicate an atmosphere that was trendy, rustic, and maybe had a farm-to-table sort of vibe.
- What is your main color? State the color (in your own words, i.e., burnt orange, etc.) and paste in the hex code that you got from the photo using the ColorZilla eyedropper tool.
I used a lot of a dusty greenish gray throughout the mock-up. #738588
- What are your accent colors? State the color and paste in the hex code that you got from the photo using the ColorZilla eyedropper tool.
My accent colors were a tannish color #c9a885 and a deep forest green ##385148
- What are your dark colors? State the color and paste in the hex code that you got from the photo using the ColorZilla eyedropper tool.
My dark colors were black and the deep forest green
- What are your light colors? State the color and paste in the hex code that you got from the photo using the ColorZilla eyedropper tool.
My light colors were white and the tannish color
- Where will you put your “spots” of color for visual emphasis?
I used the tan color to draw attention to the page headers and I used the dark green on the event calendar.
