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colour has advantages
draws attention to specific items
conveys organization (items coloured similarly are related)
makes the UI more attractive
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has problems
users cannot distinguish among large numbers of colours
some colour combinations clash
colour-blind people cannot see differences in hue
some colours (e.g. bright red) can be distracting if overused
colours may have unexpected emotional meanings to users (e.g. a sickly shade of green)
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is a subtopic of 7.4 - The Basics of User Interface Design
is a kind of coding technique

colour	has advantages draws attention to specific items conveys organization (items coloured similarly are related) makes the UI more attractive
	has problems users cannot distinguish among large numbers of colours some colour combinations clash colour-blind people cannot see differences in hue some colours (e.g. bright red) can be distracting if overused colours may have unexpected emotional meanings to users (e.g. a sickly shade of green)
	is a subtopic of 7.4 - The Basics of User Interface Design
	is a kind of coding technique