--- product_id: 2265628 title: "Color Index 2: Over 1500 New Color Combinations. For Print and Web Media. CMYK and RGB Formulas." price: "R1617" currency: ZAR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/2265628-color-index-2-over-1500-new-color-combinations-for-print store_origin: ZA region: South Africa --- # 1500+ color combos Hue-organized chapters CMYK & RGB formulas Color Index 2: Over 1500 New Color Combinations. For Print and Web Media. CMYK and RGB Formulas. **Price:** R1617 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🎨 Unlock the power of color mastery—never settle for boring palettes again! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Color Index 2: Over 1500 New Color Combinations. For Print and Web Media. CMYK and RGB Formulas. - **How much does it cost?** R1617 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.za](https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/2265628-color-index-2-over-1500-new-color-combinations-for-print) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Durable & User-Friendly:** Tough, soft plastic cover and color-coded page edges built to withstand daily creative hustle. - • **Dual-Mode Color Accuracy:** Precise CMYK and RGB formulas ensure flawless print and digital color matching. - • **Intuitive Hue Navigation:** Chapters organized by dominant hues with expansion palettes for seamless color exploration. - • **Limitless Color Inspiration:** Over 1500 expertly curated color combinations to elevate your creative projects. - • **Perfect for All Skill Levels:** No color theory needed—ideal for pros and newbies craving reliable color guidance. ## Overview Color Index 2 is a comprehensive color reference book featuring over 1500 color combinations with exact CMYK and RGB formulas for print and web. Organized by dominant hues and enhanced with expansion palettes, it offers designers and artists an intuitive, durable, and indispensable tool to create harmonious color schemes effortlessly, regardless of their color theory expertise. ## Description A new take on color combinations! Color Index 2 contains hundreds of different color combinations, each with an accurate formula for both print and web use. You'll easily find the best colors for your piece with chapters organized by dominant hue, and with unique expansion palettes—sets of four related hues arranged from dark to light—that allow you to explore even more color combinations for limitless possibilities. Designers, illustrators, photographers and fine artists alike will find this book an indispensable tool when it comes to finding color-related ideas and solutions. A companion to its best-selling predecessor, Color Index 2 offers even more colors and fresh new combinations of colors, making it easier than ever to create harmonious palettes for whatever project you're working on! Review: Great book, but calibrate your monitor! - I thought the book was a little whacked until I realized my monitor was out of calibration. I used the Eye-One Display 2 Monitor Calibrator to calibrate my monitor and now I am getting colors that are VERY close to the book. There isn't much to say about it except that is it very easy to use, very intuitive, and will have you making better color choices without having to learn one single thing about color theory. You can be completely color-theory illiterate and still make great choices using this book. In fact, you could be writing hex code for html on a monochrome monitor, while using this book, and still get it right! The book is split up into sections based on color. "Combination of blue hues" is the first section cluster. Within that section is "Blues + neighboring hues", "Blues + opposing hues", "Blues + neutral hues", and "Blues + black and tints of black." These section clusters continue for Reds, Violets, Orange, Yellow, and Greens. At the end you will find "Mixed combinations of Saturated Hues", "Mixed Combinations of Semi-muted Hues", "Mixed Combination of Neutrals and Muted Hues", Mixed Combination of Neutrals and Saturated Hues." I highly recommend this book, just be sure that your monitor is calibrated before you start complaining about the book's color numbers being wrong (like I initially did.) Review: Perfect reference guide for creative newbies and professionals! - I'm tired of referencing online color charts & pallets and wanted a useful & accurate guide. Unfortunately the listing and free sample download do not show the style of color palettes this author uses (I'm very particular). So I took a leap of faith and thankfully I did. It's an extremely smart reference book! It's a small & fat with a tough, soft plastic cover that'll withstand years of use & abuse. Page edges are colored, and mini illustrations + vertical "paint chip" color strips are used to display over 1500 immediately useable color combinations. Chapters are organized by color/hue (R, O, Y, G, B, V, + mixed), and include a dark to light expansion palette, combination of hues + neighboring hues + opposing hues + neutral hues + blacks and tints of black. The CMYK & RGB formulas in Color Index 2 are not included in the 1st Color Index book, can stand alone, and uses Adobe CMYK/RGB color conversion. I'm a "Jill of all creative trades" but sometimes I find myself using a similar palette, or drawing a blank when I need a 3rd or 4th color. So this book has been a great tool for inspiration, and I imagine Krause's collection of Color Index books are frequently used & referenced by professionals and amateurs on a daily basis. Now I have to get my hands on all 3! ## Features - Used Book in Good Condition ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #809,222 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #580 in Illustration and Graphic Design #721 in Graphic Design Color Use #2,863 in Design & Decorative Arts | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 158 Reviews | ## Images ![Color Index 2: Over 1500 New Color Combinations. For Print and Web Media. CMYK and RGB Formulas. - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61Ljlu5pAxL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great book, but calibrate your monitor! *by T***N on February 11, 2008* I thought the book was a little whacked until I realized my monitor was out of calibration. I used the Eye-One Display 2 Monitor Calibrator to calibrate my monitor and now I am getting colors that are VERY close to the book. There isn't much to say about it except that is it very easy to use, very intuitive, and will have you making better color choices without having to learn one single thing about color theory. You can be completely color-theory illiterate and still make great choices using this book. In fact, you could be writing hex code for html on a monochrome monitor, while using this book, and still get it right! The book is split up into sections based on color. "Combination of blue hues" is the first section cluster. Within that section is "Blues + neighboring hues", "Blues + opposing hues", "Blues + neutral hues", and "Blues + black and tints of black." These section clusters continue for Reds, Violets, Orange, Yellow, and Greens. At the end you will find "Mixed combinations of Saturated Hues", "Mixed Combinations of Semi-muted Hues", "Mixed Combination of Neutrals and Muted Hues", Mixed Combination of Neutrals and Saturated Hues." I highly recommend this book, just be sure that your monitor is calibrated before you start complaining about the book's color numbers being wrong (like I initially did.) ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Perfect reference guide for creative newbies and professionals! *by R***C on April 12, 2020* I'm tired of referencing online color charts & pallets and wanted a useful & accurate guide. Unfortunately the listing and free sample download do not show the style of color palettes this author uses (I'm very particular). So I took a leap of faith and thankfully I did. It's an extremely smart reference book! It's a small & fat with a tough, soft plastic cover that'll withstand years of use & abuse. Page edges are colored, and mini illustrations + vertical "paint chip" color strips are used to display over 1500 immediately useable color combinations. Chapters are organized by color/hue (R, O, Y, G, B, V, + mixed), and include a dark to light expansion palette, combination of hues + neighboring hues + opposing hues + neutral hues + blacks and tints of black. The CMYK & RGB formulas in Color Index 2 are not included in the 1st Color Index book, can stand alone, and uses Adobe CMYK/RGB color conversion. I'm a "Jill of all creative trades" but sometimes I find myself using a similar palette, or drawing a blank when I need a 3rd or 4th color. So this book has been a great tool for inspiration, and I imagine Krause's collection of Color Index books are frequently used & referenced by professionals and amateurs on a daily basis. Now I have to get my hands on all 3! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Lost my flair . . . until these *by T***J on August 15, 2008* After working in newspaper/magazine graphic design for nearly 18 years, I was pretty much coasting on complacency and one gigantic mess of a color pallette that I used at work and at home until I finally picked up both of these Color Indexes (the first one as part of the The Designers Complete Index (Boxed Set) ), which finally broke the monotony, expecially on recent freelance gigs (to which I've returned after a time) where I wowed 'em with the kinds of color combos I USED to create off the top of my head, but before I fell into a rut when I realized just how undiscriminating a lot of clients really are. All of Krausse's "Index" books are essential for the beginner AND the jaded veteran, but the color books are crucial in an era of tight deadlines and mass competition from every flapjack with a home computer and a paint program who suddenly decides graphic design is easy. I hope Color Index 2 will one be day added to the box set as well, right alongside it's predecessor. These books are life-savers, and should be recommended products for anyone seriously considering a career in this field, not to mention those fearing they've been in it too long! ;) ## Frequently Bought Together - Color Index 2: Over 1500 New Color Combinations. For Print and Web Media. 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