Color Wheel Expert v4.0

One complaint about computer color pickers in the past is that they are often clumsy to use and get the color desired. That is not the case with Color Wheel Expert v4.0.

For one thing, once the user chooses the color eyedropper icon, the main screen goes away and leaves the user with the small screen shown below.

As the user slides the picker across the screen, the color currently under the picker shows in the small window, along with the coding to use to get that color.

The user then has the option of saving that color to the "My Colors" palette for later use. From there, the user can select that color and choose the 216-color web safe option to make sure the color is adjusted to something that will not change when used on the internet.

The program also enables users to clean their "My Colors" palette by eminating duplicates at the touch of a button.

Other palettes available are: web safe colors; Windows XP™ color scheme; Windows XP Icon colors; grey colors; and, Adobe Photoshop™ Colors.

The user can then activate the "color wheel," shown here at left. The wheel offers users the options of selecting analogous, triad, and complementary colors to go with the one selected, just as does the hand held wheel.

The color wheel gives the user 12 harmonious colors from which to choose, each having some relationship with the others. Users can also save entire color schemes for future use.

Those knowing what main color they wish to use can simply enter decimal or hexadecimal value and then see the 12 colors that best go with it.

Further, the user can have his/her option of using the RGB, HSL, CMY or YCbCr color values, simply by sliding the slider to the option of their choice.

Color Wheel Expert v4.0 also enables users to make their color selections for web layout, including colors for web links, page layout, HTML tables, background/text, and shapes. There again, the color scheme can be saved for future use.

A versatile program, Color Wheel Expert v4.0 supports color code in RGB, HEX, C++, VB, Delphi, and Java format. That means users can simply copy the code to the clipboard and paste into their document. Further, users can "lock" the RGB sliders to that they move in synch to generate a range of tints or shades of the chosen color.

For its relatively low price -- $19.95 -- Color Wheel Expert v4.0 is a great tool for web developers to use. There is also a trial download that enables users to experience the program before opening their wallets.

Because of its clean interface and way of functioning, Color Wheel Expert v4.0 is also a plus for those of us who can barely find their desktop because of all the junk on it, let alone locate their hand held color wheel.

What is it called again? Color Wheel Expert v4.0

Where can I get it? http://www.abitom.com

How big is the download? 1.7 MB

How much does it cost? $19.95

Do I recommend it? Very much.