The ColorCompare blog
Practical, no-fluff guides on working with color — theory, palettes, accessibility, and branding.
Jun 16, 2026 Seasonal Color Palettes for Marketing Campaigns How to use seasonal color to make campaigns feel timely — the palettes behind spring, summer, autumn, and the big holidays, and how to apply them. Jun 4, 2026 How to Build a Dark Mode Color Palette Dark mode is more than inverting colors. Learn how to layer surfaces, soften text, and tune accents for a dark UI that's comfortable and readable. May 22, 2026 Designing for Color Blindness: A Practical Guide How to build designs that work for the 1 in 12 people with color vision deficiency — the common types, the pitfalls, and how to test your palette. May 8, 2026 HEX, RGB, HSL & CMYK: Color Formats Explained A plain-English guide to the four color formats every designer meets — what each one is for, when to use it, and how to convert between them. Apr 22, 2026 How to Extract a Color Palette From an Image Turn any photo into a usable color palette — how image color extraction works, when to use it, and how to refine the result into a real design system. Apr 5, 2026 How to Create CSS Gradients That Actually Look Good A practical guide to building smooth, modern CSS gradients — choosing colors that blend cleanly, picking directions, and avoiding the muddy middle. Mar 10, 2026 Branding Color Psychology: A Practical Guide How color shapes brand perception — what common colors communicate, how to choose a primary brand color, and how to build a full palette around it. Feb 20, 2026 How to Choose Accessible UI Colors A practical guide to accessible color in UI design — WCAG contrast ratios, designing beyond color alone, and testing for color blindness. Feb 2, 2026 Best Website Color Combinations (With HEX Codes) Proven website color combinations and the structure behind them — primary, accent, and neutrals — plus how to apply the 60-30-10 rule.