Avoid bold, highly saturated primary colors except in regions of maximum emphasis, and even there use them cautiously.
Background colors and legibility
Black text on white background is most desirable.
The Web is rife with pages whose legibility is marginal due to poorly chosen background color – text color combinations. Text that is hard to read is a hindrance for a fully sighted reader, and certain color combinations make pages unreadable for colorblind users (10 percent of males are partially colorblind).
The legibility of type on the computer screen is already compromised by low screen resolution. Black text on a white (or very slightly tinted) background yields the best overall type contrast and legibility. Black backgrounds are significantly less legible than white backgrounds, even when white type is used for maximum contrast.
Content
Web pages need to have two types of information:
- Static – information that remains constant (biographical information, class content information, etc.)
- Current – information that changes frequently (assignments, tests, field trips, calendar, etc.)
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Web Style Guide
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