As I was cleaning out my bookmark folder in my browser last night, I found an old site that I saved and forgot about. The days of trying to figure out what colors go together or look good are over, thanks to Colour Lovers.
Really like the color combination of the flowers in the photo you took at last week’s garden party? Simply upload the photo and presto, you’ll have a bunch of different colors pulled from the photo to play around with and mix and match. I tried a couple myself:
This one is from a photo I took at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum last summer, of a cactus with lots of blooming flowers.
And to just be a little goofy, I tried a picture of a chicken salad I made recently. The shades of the red that were picked up from the tomatoes made a surprisingly pretty palette.
This site is great if you need to figure out what colors to use for a SWAP (Sewing with a Purpose) or a PR Wardrobe contest, or what color yarns would look fabulous together for the striped sweater you’re designing. Just find an image, upload, and play. You’ll be suprised at what color combinations you can come up with.
