Hello; Checked out both sites and found the lettering burgandy but the back ground was pink in the first one you have listed and a green ugly one in the second. Patsy ---------- > From: J.E. Myers <emquad@worldnet.att.net> > To: CFT-WIN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Help Requested On Colo(u)r Scheme > Date: Tuesday, December 30, 1997 10:06 AM > > Dear CFTW-ers, > > In desperation I'm asking for help from my fellow-CFTW-ers because a lot of > you are technically oriented and all of you can help by letting me know what > colors you see. Admittedly this is off-subject; on the other hand traffic > has been light lately. > > It concerns programmed vs. perceived colors on EMQUAD's web pages. The > company colors are meant to be burgundy on ivory (the colors of its > stationery) and I reproduced these the best I could, first using BG=#DEC9AD > and text=#961656. They looked nifty on my screen and stayed there several > months. But then I queried some correspondents and I got back from some of > them the the colors appeared as "bright purply-pink on a light > greenish-yellow background," which sounded absolutely disgusting to me; > whereas other correspondents found the colors as I wanted them to be. > > This appears not to be browser-dependent, but I'm not sure. I use Net Nav > and last night I spent several hours trying to "improve" the colors. Quotes > around "improve" mean that the original ones looked fine to me. What I > settled on were BG=#EADDC7 and text=#8F1B67. > > Would you mind terribly much viewing the site http://home.att.net/~emquad > and describing to me what colors you see? The previous scheme - which I > still prefer - can still be seen at http://home.att.net/~emquad/backup.html > for comparison's sake. > > Does anyone have a color chart with specific codes for burgundy and ivory? > I can't find any on the net or in the library. Naturally, I want the colors > to appear warm and attractive, not sickly and off-putting! > > Many thanks in advance and a healthy, happy, and prosperous New Year to all. > > Jon Myers