The color scheme fills the canvas and not the paint.
The most basic thing to understand is that content plays the basic role while design is secondary. So be sure to choose a color scheme that doesn’t overpower your website content. The design goes into the background, forming part of the background. Your purpose should be to push the content forward so that it remains the forerunner.
It is quite normal to create a website design separate from the content, using some software. When a sample or outline of content at design time is not available, you can create a great-looking design that your buyer can spontaneously approve. However, the same design when included in the content may not attract visitors to the site. In fact, the practice of web design is so intertwined with content that even an outstanding design can sometimes be unconvincing if the content is not relevant.
A better way to proceed with your website design is to get a sample of the type of content your website will eventually have. This can come from software intended to be used to design or directly in code. It is particularly important if you intend to include a specific variety of photos. In such a circumstance, you can more or less make sure that the design will flow harmoniously. Think of content as a distinctive character that must fit into a flawless outfit.
Use a simple grayscale base when starting out
You get a wide variety of colors that can be used for both the text and the background. Still, it is useful in the long run if you start with the easier ones, like light gray or white, or a combination of these two in the background along with gray.
When reviewing a variety of well-established websites, templates, and themes, you will most likely come across a base type with dark gray text on a white or pale gray base. This is because these color combinations almost guarantee readability for viewers and allow the content along with the photos to emerge in the front position.
Choose a single color for accents
The color schemes that go wrong most often are those with many colors. With a greater number of colors, it is increasingly difficult to manage them. So, you’d better start by using just one additional color on top of the gray color base. This color is used to emphasize things like menus, links, a couple of headings and buttons, etc. In order to highlight elements, you can use the color red, blue or green.