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 | ![2001-08-30 14:54:56.0](facet.gif) |
is a kind of coding technique | ![2001-08-30 14:54:56.0](facet.gif) |