21 Breathtaking Examples of Minimal Color Usage in Web Design
Choosing the proper colors for a website is certainly a very important step of the creative process. So deciding to go with hardly any color at all can be a bold move, but if done correctly, it can pay off. For this post we’ve collected 21 Breathtaking Examples of Minimal Color Usage in Web Design. In these examples, you’ll notice that very few colors are used throughout. It’s mainly shades of grays, and a few desaturated colors here and there. This gives the designs a sophisticated look and allows what’s most important (the content) to get the attention it needs.
Reaching Quiet
Hochburg
Book of Beards
B&F
Simon Foster
Wythe Hotel
my own bike
Postmates
Fusion Room
Eephus League Magazine
Jesper Dahlqvist
Webdagene
LayerVault
Blind Pig Design
Kern and Burn
Loft Resumes
Theory
Crayons to Concept
Adidas Design Studios
Typofonderie
Antidote
The Best Designs
Unmatched Style
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16 comments
Web Design Wolverhampton and Birmingham
June 11, 2012So difficult to strike a balance between “breathtaking minimal colour” and “boring grey”. Thanks for finding these.
Anthony
June 11, 2012Nice list
Ruth
June 11, 2012Some really clever uses of color. More people should incorporate more black and white into their designs!
aledesign.it
June 11, 2012Good list..Your proposals are better always ! Thanks for sharing! My preferite design is like “myownbike.de”
Chokchai
June 11, 2012Wonderful list. I love all of them. Thanks for sharing
Fred Dirkse
June 12, 2012I totally agree, like the idea of a minimal color usage in web design, so it could give more emphasis on the content itself for a particular site, simple yet sophisticated. Wonderful list! Thanks for sharing such a useful post.
paulo henrique
June 12, 2012I really like those minimals sites … Less is the best.
Muito bacana!
Sven
June 12, 2012Thats are wonderful samples of minimalism in Web Design!
Design Turnpike
June 12, 2012“Theory” is quite nice!
antonio
June 14, 2012Check this architecture related minimal site (with random color contrasts).
http://www.dimscale.com
Cheers
Olivier
June 16, 2012Amazing list of very inspiring websites.
Eephus League Magazine is just… whaow!!!
Thank you.
Paul Weston
June 20, 2012Thought this was a great article and with the collection one that will be very useful for me. What I like about this article was that it was about colour which is very important when designing and developing sites. I liked all the examples you have included but the one that stood out for me was the Eephus League Magazine. I love the use of colour in this site, how they have used the white space and then as you scroll down you get hit with areas of colour through the images which really make them stand out. I love everything about the site and through the design it really has that wow factor. This was a great collection and one that will be a constant resource for me for my future design and development projects.
Chris W
June 20, 2012Some good examples here. Book of Beards works particularly well.
Earl Varona
June 21, 2012Thanks for the great post! Minimal sites are great. They look super clean. I tried making my portfolio site (http://www.earlvarona.com) ‘minimal’ but I’m not sure if it’s ‘minimal’ enough. What do you guys think?
Web Design Malaysia
June 26, 2012how cool is book of beards!
Baron
June 30, 2012Hochburg’s very clean!!