# Help Needed Improve Color Scheme! **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [April 19, 2006, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-needed-improve-color-scheme/186205 "2006-04-19T18:30:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![skiistari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@skiistari](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/skiistari)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-needed-improve-color-scheme/186205/1 "2006-04-19T18:30:15Z")
I’m currently doing a volunteer job for the future Boston University Capoeira Club. My friend, the president of the club, provided the logo. I tried to work with the red-black of the logo and make the site feel Brazilian, without being too garish. She liked my original quicky design that you can see here: [![](http://img490.imageshack.us/img490/7236/layout21xk.th.png)](http://img490.imageshack.us/my.php?image=layout21xk.png) But she does not like the color scheme. She wanted something that included the Brazilian colors: i.e. bright blue, bright green, and bright yellow. Since she already chose red and black for the logo, you can see my small dilema-- anything that uses red, black, blue, yellow and green at full saturation looks bright and garish (at least to me). I redesigned it as such: [![](http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/6921/layout13yr.th.png)](http://img504.imageshack.us/my.php?image=layout13yr.png) My main question is, do you like it? Do you think the colors look butt-ugly, or are they ok? Any suggestions for color scheming with all 5 bright colors at once? please help!! -elyse ---
**Author:** ![leisuresuitlissy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/leisuresuitlissy/32/2109_2.png) [@leisuresuitlissy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/leisuresuitlissy)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 10:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-needed-improve-color-scheme/186205/2 "2006-04-19T22:53:44Z")
Too garish, I’m afraid. Well could you take her out and try and talk her into something more subtle? I think the first design works really well… ---
**Author:** ![JoshuaJonah](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/joshuajonah/32/1775_2.png) [@JoshuaJonah](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JoshuaJonah)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 11:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-needed-improve-color-scheme/186205/3 "2006-04-19T23:08:19Z")
I believe those colors could work, but not on that page. This is gonna be fun. ---
**Author:** ![skiistari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@skiistari](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/skiistari)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 11:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-needed-improve-color-scheme/186205/4 "2006-04-19T23:57:24Z")
Thanks for the encouragement, Defective, what would you suggest? ---
**Author:** ![thesparky007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dc4da7/32.png) [@thesparky007](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thesparky007)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 1:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-needed-improve-color-scheme/186205/5 "2006-04-20T01:11:05Z")
try these [www.colourlovers.com](http://www.colourlovers.com) , [www.behr.com](http://www.behr.com) (color smart) ---
**Author:** ![skiistari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@skiistari](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/skiistari)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 1:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-needed-improve-color-scheme/186205/6 "2006-04-20T01:53:20Z")
> [@thesparky007](#): > > try these [www.colourlovers.com](http://www.colourlovers.com) , [www.behr.com](http://www.behr.com) (color smart) I’ve checked a number of color schemers, and most of them say “no no no!” to the red-blue-green-yellow scheme. My main problem here is pleasing the president. Thanks for the sites though, I’ll add them to my list of color schemers. Still looking for the garish resolution. ---
**Author:** ![hybrid101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7993a0/32.png) [@hybrid101](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hybrid101)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 5:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-needed-improve-color-scheme/186205/7 "2006-04-20T05:39:42Z")
i like the first one seriously. r-b-g-y is pretty hard to pull off. if i were you, talk with the president more and he’ll understand. you’re the designer, not him:) ---
**Author:** ![anon1712571](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@anon1712571](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/anon1712571)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 5:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-needed-improve-color-scheme/186205/8 "2006-04-20T05:46:09Z")
lawl the old one looks better hahahah ---
**Author:** ![skiistari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@skiistari](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/skiistari)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 10:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-needed-improve-color-scheme/186205/9 "2006-04-20T22:15:32Z")
![](http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/383/layout2a0wr.png) ![](http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/3718/layout31wr.png) ![](http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/7104/layout47iv.png) ![](http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/9002/layout56mf.png) ![](http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/8909/layout68jl.png) ---
**Author:** ![Stratification](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc8723/32.png) [@Stratification](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Stratification)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 10:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-needed-improve-color-scheme/186205/10 "2006-04-20T22:21:21Z")
I like the last one the best, but I still think you need to find a different home for that blue. Have you tried slightly darker, less saturated versions of those colors on this? You should be able to get away with making them more pleasing to the eye without moving too far from the Brazilian colors. EDIT: Oh, you might want to drop the outer red glow on that one too, it looks really out of place. If there has to be something go with a subtle drop-shadow, or a glow in black with a low alpha. ---
**Author:** ![Greenwidth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecd19e/32.png) [@Greenwidth](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Greenwidth)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 11:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-needed-improve-color-scheme/186205/11 "2006-04-20T23:04:11Z")
most of them say “no no no!” i would agree with them… ---
**Author:** ![skiistari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@skiistari](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/skiistari)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 11:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-needed-improve-color-scheme/186205/12 "2006-04-20T23:16:12Z")
> [@Greenwidth](#): > > most of them say “no no no!” > > i would agree with them… Unfortunately I agree with the “no no no!”, but Sofy does not. > EDIT: Oh, you might want to drop the outer red glow on that one too, it looks really out of place. If there has to be something go with a subtle drop-shadow, or a glow in black with a low alpha. She likes the red drop shadow alot and says to make it bigger, and to add it to the logo… She also said make the text background blue… I convinced her to go with something desaturated. This is what we’re working with right now: p.s. thanks for keeping this thread active, guys, I really appreciate it. ---
**Author:** ![Stratification](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc8723/32.png) [@Stratification](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Stratification)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 11:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-needed-improve-color-scheme/186205/13 "2006-04-20T23:18:58Z")
Can you get an ok on switching the blues? So that the darker blue is the content background and the more intense blue follows the menu? I don’t think the results are going to be great anyhow, but that might help. ---
**Author:** ![dreeft](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f9b8f/32.png) [@dreeft](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dreeft)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 11:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-needed-improve-color-scheme/186205/14 "2006-04-20T23:40:29Z")
Do a fill of the brazillian colours (maybe even the flag) in the top section, then use a more subtle hue for the nav bar, then white in the content area and something that matches (but not too bright) in the bg. ---
**Author:** ![guinness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e495f1/32.png) [@guinness](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/guinness)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2006, 7:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-needed-improve-color-scheme/186205/15 "2006-04-22T07:24:21Z")
just for a kick it would be interesting to see a complete resdesign of the logo and site put into one, all original because the club logo could use some serious improvement. Like most logos made by non-designers, they try to put way too much visual into the mark and then think a circle around it turns it into a logo. i think the full saturations colors are all a little harsh and a simple brazilian flag in the header might get you out of the problem with the prez, then put in a workable colorscheme. online capoeira game on shockwave > **[Capoeira Fighter 3: Ultimate World Tournament](http://www.shockwave.com/gamelanding/capfighter3.jsp)** > > Kick things up a notch with the coolest capoeira game yet! reminds me bang on of good ol genesis street fighter 3 ---
**Author:** ![skiistari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@skiistari](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/skiistari)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2006, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-needed-improve-color-scheme/186205/16 "2006-04-22T16:23:04Z")
> [@=guinness=](#): > > just for a kick it would be interesting to see a complete resdesign of the logo and site put into one, all original because the club logo could use some serious improvement. Like most logos made by non-designers, they try to put way too much visual into the mark and then think a circle around it turns it into a logo. Maybe if I get some time this weekend 🙂 That would be fun! > [@=guinness=](#): > > online capoeira game on shockwave > [Capoeira Fighter 3: Ultimate World Tournament - Free Online Games and Free Action Games Games from Shockwave.com](http://www.shockwave.com/gamelanding/capfighter3.jsp) > > reminds me bang on of good ol genesis street fighter 3 fun stuff-- they use all the moves! surprisingly good. ---
**Author:** ![colombianking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@colombianking](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/colombianking)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2006, 5:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-needed-improve-color-scheme/186205/17 "2006-04-22T17:37:52Z")
well if the president likes the ugly garish colors let her have them thats what she wants ---
**Author:** ![skiistari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@skiistari](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/skiistari)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2006, 8:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-needed-improve-color-scheme/186205/18 "2006-04-22T20:28:31Z")
I can’t do that in principal 😛 [![](http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/8818/blue71cu.th.png)](http://img191.imageshack.us/my.php?image=blue71cu.png)