There’s a great online community called COLOURlovers that all graphic designers and web development people should know about. The site is full of discussion and helpful tips about color for creative types but the best part of the site is the collection of user-made color palettes that members of the site have put together and are sharing with the public.

I actually used the palette directory at COLOURlovers twice very recently. I first used the site to help me make the right choices for the look of Fore Score Golf Stats. Obviously, I was interested in using greens but with the help of the user-made palettes I found the final combination you see on the site today. My second opportunity to take advantage of the palette directory came last week. I decided to redesign the look of my custom built, invitation only MySpace profile tracking site. You can see a sample of the finished product on the right.

A lot of people find working with color difficult. If you’re a web developer strong on code but weak on design you should definitely think about checking out COLOURlovers for help with your next project.