"Safe" hex color codes? - GoFuckYourself.com

chadglni · 04-12-2006, 01:47 AM

I have never in my life used a computer / monitor that wouldn't display any color code. Is this some ancient shit that doesn't matter anymore or am I missing something?

Mutt · 04-12-2006, 01:59 AM

i've been doing this since 98 - that safe web color palette crap didn't matter then and doesn't matter now. it's archaic - must be from the first wave of color monitors which displayed only 256 colors.

chadglni · 04-12-2006, 02:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Mutt

i've been doing this since 98 - that safe web color palette crap didn't matter then and doesn't matter now. it's archaic - must be from the first wave of color monitors which displayed only 256 colors.

I was just curious because I've never noticed a damn thing that didn't work but all those lists of "safe" colors are still floating around. I type html by hand so I always gotta look up the codes.

Manowar · 04-12-2006, 02:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Mutt

i've been doing this since 98 - that safe web color palette crap didn't matter then and doesn't matter now. it's archaic - must be from the first wave of color monitors which displayed only 256 colors.

thx for the info dude

woj · 04-12-2006, 03:12 AM

it's probalby useful if you want to your page accessible via pda/cell phone, etc, some of these devices are color limited, and graphics will look like shit if you use the wrong colors... this is just a guess though...

mOrrI · 04-12-2006, 03:14 AM

here is a good site with the color codes in hex:
http://html-color-codes.com/

ssp · 04-12-2006, 03:22 AM

It matters alot when you compress any graphics to 256 colours. If you don't use websafe colours, they will not match up and any images will look out of place.

04-12-2006, 01:47 AM	#1
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04-12-2006, 03:14 AM	#6
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04-12-2006, 03:22 AM	#7
ssp Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7,990	It matters alot when you compress any graphics to 256 colours. If you don't use websafe colours, they will not match up and any images will look out of place.