ColorMorph is a useful tool to help you choose
colors that tie, one to another. From one color through to a
final color, as the first "morphs" to the second.
ColorMorph can be used to help, for example, with a display of
fabric, either in the order the fabric is lain out in a retail
outlet, or as sewn together in clothing or as part of a quilt.
Web design would benefit from an attractive spread of colors
between principle design colors.
There are three major features: the Color Morph Wheel, the Color
Morph Band, and a Standard Color Wheel. In addition there is a
Color Picker that allows one to choose a full compliment of
colors. Tint may be applied to the colors of the Color Morph
Wheel and the Standard Color Wheel to lighten or darken a wheel
of colors.
Drag and drop makes ColorMorph easy to use. Simply drag a color
from the Color Pickers Band over any Color Morph Wheel section
and let go. Colors are automatically spread between existing
colors. Many colors may be dropped on each wheel. Colors may be
moved about via drag and drop. A single click of the mouse can
be used to delete a color. There are several menus available by
context with the right mouse.
The Color Pickers allows you to choose colors from a Color Field
which can display more than sixteen million colors. You can
chose colors by value, and see the values of each color as
selected. You can store an almost unlimited number of colors, of
your choice, in a Color Band. And even more colors may be stored
in the Color Swatch. The Swatch provides a wide selection of
predefined colors. Colors stored in the Band or the Swatch can
be saved and restored.
The Color Morph Wheel is used to try a variety of color spreads.
Multiple colors may be dropped on the wheel, and the spread
between each will immediately appear. There are options to
change the number of sections in the wheel. The wheel can be
resized by grabbing and dragging the corners of the frame with
your mouse. The wheel can be elliptical. Colors of the wheel can
be lightened or darkened. And, of course the wheel can be saved,
restored or printed. You can also get a report of the
red/green/blue components of the colors in the wheel.
The Color Morph Band displays a linear spread between two
colors. Though more limited than the Color Morph Wheel, many
prefer its simplicity. The spread is displayed between two key
colors, one on each end. These two ends may be swapped. Drop a
color anywhere near one of the ends, it will snap to that end,
and color spread will appear. And, of course the ban can be
saved, restored or printed. You can also get a report of the
red/green/blue components of each color in the band
The Standard Color Wheel is very much like a standard cardboard
color wheel, with additional colors. A cardboard wheel often
contains only twenty four colors. ColorMorph can display as few
as three and as many as ninty six colors. You can not drag and
drop, or delete colors from the wheel. However, you can drag and
drop colors from the wheel onto the Color Pickers Color Band for
use in either of the two Color Morph features. You can get a
report of the red/green/blue components of each color in the
wheel, and print the wheel; but you can not save or restore the
Standard Color Wheel.
One may copy colors from ColorMorph to another application via
cut and paste. The program is well documented, with well written
help (in English) and pop up help features.
ColorMorph requires Microsoft Dot Net Framework 2.0. It will be
downloaded and installed during the installation, if not
currently installed on your machine.
