| ColorImpact is an award winning software for | | | | color.Pick the base color, and the Composer will |
| creating harmonious color schemes. The program is | | | | instantly give you color suggestions for the following |
| based on the color wheel used by artists for | | | | main elements of a webpage: |
| centuries. The artist's use of complementary colors, | | | | Page Header: Background, Logo and Top BarSidebar: |
| or colors opposite on the color wheel, creates an | | | | Background, Heading, Heading Background, Menu |
| exciting painting.There are a lot of great tools in | | | | Item and Menu Item BackgroundContent: Heading 1, |
| ColorImpact, such as Matching Colors Wheel, Color | | | | Heading 2, Heading 3, Text, BackgroundLinks |
| Variations, Color Blender and Test Patterns. The Main | | | | |
| Menu area is like a control center for this program | | | | Play with it! Pick colors from the Base Color circle |
| and lets you explore the color tools.The color tools | | | | and see how good the Composer is in selecting the |
| let you adjust colors in the palette in order to better | | | | best matches for webpage elements. When you're |
| suit your needs. For example, the Color Variations | | | | done, click File > Export Colors... and save you color |
| panel lets you add and modify variations to the colors | | | | scheme as a CSS file.Creating a color scheme for |
| in the color palette, while the Color Blender gives you | | | | your website has never been this easy!Note: This |
| the power to create intermediary colors between | | | | review intentionally refers to an older version of the |
| any two end colors.But the most useful tool for niche | | | | ColorImpact, known as ColorImpact Classic. Although, |
| website builders is the Color Composer, that allows | | | | ColorImpact version 3 is available, in my opinion, the |
| you to experiment and see how your color schemes | | | | Color Composer in the Classic version is easier to use |
| look when used on real web page designs.Color | | | | and more intuitive. Moreover, the ColorImpact Classic |
| ComposerThe Color Composer is an advanced color | | | | costs $20 less.15-day trials are available for both |
| scheme designer for web pages. The flexible user | | | | versions of the program. The trials have no features |
| interface allows you to combine one of several html | | | | disabled, so you can take advantage of them all while |
| templates with a number of predefined and user | | | | testing it. ColorImpact has a well organized and |
| defined color formulas or preselected colors.Want a | | | | intuitive user interface and an extensive help |
| quick set of pleasantly looking and harmonious colors | | | | documentation.Andrei Mikrukov is the author of free |
| for your new website? Simply launch the Color | | | | Virtual Real Estate Toolbar for IE and Firefox. The |
| Composer and pick a Formula Base Color. The base | | | | toolbar provides over 100 tools to build and promote |
| color window pops up. It is a flexible color picker that | | | | your niche content websites. |
| gives you full control when selecting the base | | | | |