Example #006 - The perfect shade for your brand

Hey — it’s Deepak

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This is the simplest way anyone can choose a perfect color for their business.

Step 1: Choose the feeling first

Imagine you're designing a website for a luxurious spa brand.

You want to evoke feelings of:

  • Relaxation

  • Tranquility

  • Rejuvenation

Step 2: Defining the Hue for the feeling

Hue refers to the actual color itself, like "blue" or "red."

For this example we can choose the color “Blue” to evoke a sense of calmness and peacefulness, aligning perfectly with the spa.

You don’t have to remember color psychology, just Google - “color psychology chart” whenever you need.

Step 3: Saturation

Saturation refers to the color's vibrancy, how pure a color is.

Imagine the color red in Coca-Cola. That's high saturation.
Add gray to that red. That's low saturation.

High saturation = Energetic & Active
Low saturation = Relaxing & Calm

So for a spa to maintain a relaxing feel, we can add a little gray to the blue and create a soothing and inviting vibe.

Step 4: Value

Value refers to a color's lightness and darkness or how much white is added to the hue.

A very dark blue might feel too heavy or depressing for the spa, like as we say I feel blue today (yeah…that’s dark blue)

Instead, we can choose a lighter shade of blue, maybe a soft sky blue further evoking the feeling of relaxation.

And your perfect shade is ready.

Think of it this way

  • Go with high vibrancy & darker shade if you want your brand to look authoritative and powerful.

  • And low vibrancy & lighter shade is much cooler and relaxing, it gives a comforting feeling.

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