I hand-picked the following links to help you expand your color knowledge:
Finding Color Inspiration Around the Web
Picking the Perfect Color Palette
Need Color Inspiration?
Nature’s Color Palette
Using Color: Real World Examples
The Color Wheel and Color Theory
I’ve also found these helpful:
The Professional Designers Guide to using Black (more of a how-to, on the technical side, but a really good article)
This resource grabs images specified by color from CC-licensed images on Flickr
Colour tools, palettes, schemes and theory a collection of links from David Airey
Sensational Color
Meaning of Color – Explore Attributes of Cool and Warm Colors and What They Mean From About.com
Symbolism of Color: Using Color for Meaning. This has some good exploration of color meanings in other cultures, too.
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This article was first published on February 10, 2010
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