Wow! It took me awhile to narrow this one down to the right choice for me. There are many tools on this list with which I am familiar, and I didn't want to blog about those because I want to learn something new. Then, I started clicking on winning sites I had not visited before. On many, I could find little I felt would be useful to me, but I can certainly see how they will appeal to others. I left those alone, too. I found what I thought was a promising language learning tool, but it would not say directly how much it would cost, and I never fully trust that approach.
At long last, however, I found it, a site I had not seen before that I can clearly see myself using and recommending. http://colorblender.com/ This is a simple tool that allows users to create a color palate quickly and easily with the drag of a mouse. You can either edit the main color and let the program calculate the rest or you can edit each color directly. When you have something you like, you can either let it be saved to your current workstation via cookie (not the greatest option, I think) or export it in a .act file for Photoshop or a .eps for many other applications or you can send the link via email.
I think this application would be useful for creating palates for web and other digital design applications. Each color is accompanied by its html code, too. It could be useful in the library because you could create a palate from something that inspired you, even if you could not check out the item, you could retrieve the palate you created based upon it. It would also be handy as a quick reference tool for providing html color codes. Of course, monitor displays will vary, but I think many consumers will be satisfied with the results of this tool. Even folks who are seeking palate inspiration for non-digital use may find it here.
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