1. Hexadecimal Codes 1

2. RGB Color Wheel 2

3. Before we begin Hexadecimal is a number system Based on using 0 – F to represent 0 – 15 Hex is used to represent colors using 6 digits 3

4. What does it look like? We denote hex by placing a pound sign (#) in front of the number. Black = #000000 #333333 #666666 #999999 #CCCCCC White = #FFFFFF 4

5. Think About It… What would the hex code be for…  Pure Red  Pure Blue  Pure Green  White  Black 5

6. Which is Which? #005500 #FF00FF #00FFFF #FFFF00 #990000 6

7. Which is Which? #005500 #FF00FF #00FFFF #FFFF00 #990000 7

8. Shorthand When colors have repeated values in the R, G, or B locations, you can condense their hex codes #ff0000  #f00 #ffccaa  #fca #001100  #010 8

9. Color Scheme Helpers http://kuler.adobe.com/ http://colorschemedesigner.com/ 9