| The previous article on color explained about “Basics of Color”. Many of the subscribers appreciated & requested for more information on the color, overall feedback was, knowledge of color helps a lot designing good-looking web page. We have also given example using layouts from Layout Galaxy. Ready-to-use design concepts for the web.
In this article we will be discussing :  | More about color | | Grey Scale | | Color shades |
Grey Scale
A Grey scale is divided in 11 stages. The 1st stage of this scale is pure White, & the last stage is pure black. Remaining nine stages between these two colors are divided into three parts containing three colors each which are Called keys.
They are as follows:
1. High key
2. Middle key
3. Low key
 1. High Key
Color at stage one is pure white, from stage two to stage four is called 'High key'. The percentage of pure white goes on decreasing by 10% at each stages.
3 parts in this flow(range) are:
a. High Light
White 90% + Black 10%
b. Light
White 80% + Black 20%
c. Low Light
White 70% + Black 30%
2. Middle Key
Middle key includes stages from 5 to 7. In these stages white and black color are almost in same proportion.
3 parts in this flow(range) are:
a. High Medium
White 60% + Black 40%
b. Medium
White 50% + Black 50%
c. Low Medim
White 40% + Black 60% 3. Low Key
Low key includes stages 10 to 7 upwards from pure black. This key includes all dark shades.
3 parts in this flow are :
a. High Dark
White 30% + Black 70%
b. Middle Dark
White 20% + Black 80%
c. Low Dark
White 10% + Black 90%
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