Color

Color

Color can be very subjective

Some people like light pastel colors.

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Others like darker, richer colors

Or bright colors, like yellow

and red.

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Black can be a very effective background color, but a little goes a long way.
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Black can be a very effective background color, but a little goes a long way.

There are no wrong colors to use.
You may investigate the psychology of color if your content depends on setting a mood. The Use of Color Color Psychology may be viewed at http://web.topchoice.com/~abyers/moduleten/html/lessons/lesn4colorpsyc.htm
You may investigate the color theory if you want to follow a straight forward design approach. Color Rules may be viewed at http://web.topchoice.com/~abyers/moduleten/html/lessons/lesn4colorrules.htm

Standard Rule of Thumb

Web pages are best viewed: Dark text against light background

Projected Multimedia Presentations are best viewed: Light text against a dark background

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Simplified Color Theory

Cool colors such as green, blue, and violet recede into the background. Warm colors such as red and yellow come forward off the background. When using warm color for text and cool colors for the background, the text will be more visually inviting to the PowerPoint presentation audience.

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