Dark Website Design: Best Practices 🐝 ___________ Choosing the right colors for your next project is always challenging. One of the common decisions designers have to make with each new project is: Which color scheme would be better for the UI, light or dark. Dark UIs are powerful, modern, and elegant. But, designers should be careful when considering it. You can personally prefer the black color but that shouldn't be the reason why to use it. When considering it, think about the impression that you want to leave on users. Color psychology shows that dark designs evoke more emotional responses than light ones. _________ In this post, you will read about the best principles when it comes to designing a dark website UI and see a few site examples where those rules are applied properly. Summary: 1. Know when it's ok to use dark UIs 2. Improve readability 3. Avoid using pure black and pure white colors 4. Add enough white space 5. Create proper contrast 6. Avoid using saturated colors 7. Minimize the use of bright colors _________ If you have more tips, share them in the comments bellow 👇.