Color info from Joe

futRtrubL · 02-01-2002, 12:03 AM

Joe, do you have the RGB numbers from the background blues? Trying to get my avatar to match but it's not working.

Edward

Kevin · 02-01-2002, 12:54 AM

Search for a post from iceheart. He has an avatar that matches the background. Just save his to your comp and get the color that way.
-kev

futRtrubL · 02-01-2002, 01:03 AM

Unfortunately he used a transparent gif, since I'm going to be blending between colors I need the RGB or CMYK or HSL numbers.

Edward

Brad · 02-01-2002, 01:28 AM

can't you just take a screen shot, export the colours to whatever program you use for image editing, and go from there?

iceheart · 02-01-2002, 07:02 AM

I tried to make mine better but you cna't use a jpeg because the bg color alternates and you can't use PNG avatars (which support alpha channel transparency).

Lonely Raven · 02-01-2002, 10:22 AM

I think photoshop allows you to use the eye dropper to sample colors in other windows...I'm at work right now so I don't happen
to know the hot keys for it or write up a quick guide for you.

Also, when you do a screen capture, it should paste into
MS Paint as an uncompressed, unaltered BMP. So you should
have no problems importing it into photoshop or PSP to get the
RGB codes.

If Joe doesn't get back to you by tonight, I'll do it for you when I
get home from work.

iceheart · 02-01-2002, 12:50 PM

The codes are easy enough to get, but that's not the problem. The problem is that there are 2 DIFFERENT blues being used as ALTERNATING BG colors, so your avatar will only ever match one of them!

BTW the codes are (even if you don't need them):

Light Blue: #223382 or 34, 51, 130
Darker Blue: #1F2E74 or 31, 46, 116

iceheart · 02-01-2002, 12:54 PM

Your best bet would be to blend to one of the colors, use a hard gif transparency and pray it doesn't look too shitty.

iceheart · 02-01-2002, 01:00 PM

I made this little test:

iceheart · 02-01-2002, 01:01 PM

No I'm not padding my post count

I'm showing how it looks like on the dark BG color.

futRtrubL · 02-01-2002, 01:40 PM

Much thanks iceheart, I'll be doing a circular ripple using both bg colors so it'll match each bg color...ish.

I think I need to get a new monitor, your blends don't match quite right on mine. I wish color calibration wasn't so expencive. Oh well, as long as it matches on others.

Edward

futRtrubL · 02-01-2002, 01:47 PM

How does the ripple on this match the darkbg?

futRtrubL · 02-01-2002, 01:47 PM

and on the light bg?

Kevin · 02-01-2002, 02:24 PM

futRtrubL, I like it! The colors look rad. Of course, my avatar rules all

-Kev

WebMasta33 · 02-02-2002, 11:20 PM

LMAO... you could have just taken a screenshot, and used the "color match tool" to find out the values.

futRtrubL · 02-02-2002, 11:48 PM

Yup, that would have been the perfect solution. However I was working on this at 1am, not the time best suited to complex (or simplified) thought. ;']
That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it!

Edward

iceheart · 02-03-2002, 07:52 AM

Screenshotting a webbpage to get the colors can produce unpredictable results, it's better to check the HTML code (what I did).

futRtrubL · 02-03-2002, 10:24 AM

How did you check the HTML code here? I tried viewing the source but since this is a php I wasn't able to.

Edward

iceheart · 02-03-2002, 11:36 AM

I just did View/Source and found the appropriate place...

futRtrubL · 02-03-2002, 02:32 PM

For some reason that doesn't work for me.

Edward

Pyrotechnic · 02-03-2002, 05:34 PM

if you notice, every other post is a dark blue, and others are a light blue, so your avatar will only match every now and then

iceheart · 02-03-2002, 05:42 PM

Which I've said like 3 times allready

Pyrotechnic · 02-03-2002, 05:46 PM

whoops...lol....i didn't read the entire thread

looks like it's been said 4 times now

02-01-2002, 01:28 AM	#4
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02-01-2002, 10:22 AM	#6
Lonely Raven Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 69	I think photoshop allows you to use the eye dropper to sample colors in other windows...I'm at work right now so I don't happen to know the hot keys for it or write up a quick guide for you. Also, when you do a screen capture, it should paste into MS Paint as an uncompressed, unaltered BMP. So you should have no problems importing it into photoshop or PSP to get the RGB codes. If Joe doesn't get back to you by tonight, I'll do it for you when I get home from work. __________________ The Lonely Raven Jack of All Trades, Master of None IT Samurai

02-01-2002, 02:24 PM	#14
Kevin Slacking more than your weird uncle Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: San Diego, CA (UCSD) / Los Angeles, CA (home) Posts: 1,605	futRtrubL, I like it! The colors look rad. Of course, my avatar rules all -Kev __________________ I used to throw hot coffee all over the ass of the horse there, then whip him while he was kickin' at me. Those f***in things are crazy.

02-02-2002, 11:20 PM	#15
WebMasta33 Cooling Savant Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Nebraska Posts: 526	LMAO... you could have just taken a screenshot, and used the "color match tool" to find out the values. __________________ ========== --Soyo KT333 DRAGON Ultra (Platinum Edition) --AMD 1.4 @ 1.54 (11x) --768mb of PC2100 (@140FSB) --Asus v8200 GeForce3 @ 210/490 --Maxtor 40gb Quiet + 2 IBM 40gb 60GXPs (removable) + 8gb WD --Audigy --Maze 3, DD Gf3 block, 2x BIX, Eheim1250 ===========

02-01-2002, 12:03 AM	#1
futRtrubL Cooling Savant Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Kingston, Jamaica Posts: 204	Color info from Joe Joe, do you have the RGB numbers from the background blues? Trying to get my avatar to match but it's not working. Edward

02-01-2002, 12:54 AM	#2
Kevin Slacking more than your weird uncle Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: San Diego, CA (UCSD) / Los Angeles, CA (home) Posts: 1,605	Search for a post from iceheart. He has an avatar that matches the background. Just save his to your comp and get the color that way. -kev __________________ I used to throw hot coffee all over the ass of the horse there, then whip him while he was kickin' at me. Those f***in things are crazy.

02-01-2002, 01:03 AM	#3
futRtrubL Cooling Savant Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Kingston, Jamaica Posts: 204	Unfortunately he used a transparent gif, since I'm going to be blending between colors I need the RGB or CMYK or HSL numbers. Edward

02-01-2002, 07:02 AM	#5
iceheart Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Yonder Posts: 318	I tried to make mine better but you cna't use a jpeg because the bg color alternates and you can't use PNG avatars (which support alpha channel transparency).

02-01-2002, 12:50 PM	#7
iceheart Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Yonder Posts: 318	The codes are easy enough to get, but that's not the problem. The problem is that there are 2 DIFFERENT blues being used as ALTERNATING BG colors, so your avatar will only ever match one of them! BTW the codes are (even if you don't need them): Light Blue: #223382 or 34, 51, 130 Darker Blue: #1F2E74 or 31, 46, 116

02-01-2002, 12:54 PM	#8
iceheart Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Yonder Posts: 318	Your best bet would be to blend to one of the colors, use a hard gif transparency and pray it doesn't look too shitty.

02-01-2002, 01:00 PM	#9
iceheart Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Yonder Posts: 318	I made this little test:

02-01-2002, 01:01 PM	#10
iceheart Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Yonder Posts: 318	No I'm not padding my post count I'm showing how it looks like on the dark BG color.

02-01-2002, 01:40 PM	#11
futRtrubL Cooling Savant Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Kingston, Jamaica Posts: 204	Much thanks iceheart, I'll be doing a circular ripple using both bg colors so it'll match each bg color...ish. I think I need to get a new monitor, your blends don't match quite right on mine. I wish color calibration wasn't so expencive. Oh well, as long as it matches on others. Edward

02-02-2002, 11:48 PM	#16
futRtrubL Cooling Savant Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Kingston, Jamaica Posts: 204	Yup, that would have been the perfect solution. However I was working on this at 1am, not the time best suited to complex (or simplified) thought. ;'] That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it! Edward

02-03-2002, 07:52 AM	#17
iceheart Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Yonder Posts: 318	Screenshotting a webbpage to get the colors can produce unpredictable results, it's better to check the HTML code (what I did).

02-03-2002, 10:24 AM	#18
futRtrubL Cooling Savant Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Kingston, Jamaica Posts: 204	How did you check the HTML code here? I tried viewing the source but since this is a php I wasn't able to. Edward

02-03-2002, 11:36 AM	#19
iceheart Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Yonder Posts: 318	I just did View/Source and found the appropriate place...

02-03-2002, 02:32 PM	#20
futRtrubL Cooling Savant Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Kingston, Jamaica Posts: 204	For some reason that doesn't work for me. Edward

02-03-2002, 05:34 PM	#21
Pyrotechnic Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 240	if you notice, every other post is a dark blue, and others are a light blue, so your avatar will only match every now and then

02-03-2002, 05:42 PM	#22
iceheart Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Yonder Posts: 318	Which I've said like 3 times allready

02-03-2002, 05:46 PM	#23
Pyrotechnic Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 240	whoops...lol....i didn't read the entire thread looks like it's been said 4 times now

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