Color in Presentations A “Quick & Dirty” Introduction

Overview Color terminology Some recommendations A few examples

Color Terminology Computers & RGB (Red/Green/Blue) color The “color wheel” Hue, value, and saturation Spectral neighbors Complements

Recommendations Spectral neighbors –Shadowing, dimension –Not distinct Complements –Separate or reduce saturation

Examples

Complements This slide shows a complementary color scheme. It’s not easy to look at, is it?

Spectral Neighbors This slide uses spectral neighbors for the color scheme There’s not enough contrast!

Some Schemes Don’t Work Experiment with color Learn what works and what doesn’t

Blue & Black This is the dreaded blue black combo See how bad it is? Worse when text is small. For comparison, look at title.