Kyocera KM-C2030 FieryX3e+ Color Reference Guide - Page 105
Color and text, custom color system
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AA-13 Desktop Color Primer Once you have mastered the concept of the color wheel, you have a good framework for experimenting with color combinations. Many books targeted at graphic designers show groups of preselected color combinations. Some are organized by themes or moods, and some are based on a custom color system, such as PANTONE. The more you develop a critical facility for judging color combinations, the more you will be able to trust your own eye for color. The bibliography at the back of this manual includes books on design. Color and text It is not a coincidence that the overwhelming majority of text you see is printed in black on white paper. Text in black on white is highly legible and is not fatiguing to read for extended periods. For many color materials, using black text on a white background and confining color to graphic elements and headings is a good choice. Color text can add flair to documents printed on paper when used skillfully. This technique is widely used in presentations. When using color text, avoid dazzling text and background combinations created from primary complements, especially red and cyan or red and blue; they are visually fatiguing and hard to read. Color text is more legible when distinguished from its background by a difference in lightness-for example, dark blue text on a light beige background. In addition, using many different colors in a string of text makes for a confused appearance and is hard to read. However, using a single highlight color is an effective way to draw the reader's eye to selected words. For color text samples, see the following figure.