The desktop is different from the application spaces you may be familiar with in the following ways:
The desktop requires the larger 48x48 size to accommodate higher resolution displays.
The desktop has a different color space for icons. You may be able to reuse icons from other environments, but if they have color in them, chances are some of the colors will need to be changed to map onto the desktop palette. The basic design should still work. See Table 4-1for aid in translating colors.
Perhaps the most significant difference is that, in most cases, desktop icons appear against a background color other than white, which seems to be the norm in other environments. This can make your icon appear unreadable if you simply copy it from another environment. You should test any icons from other environments before using them on the desktop.
Color |
RGB Values Decimal |
RGB Values Hex |
Grays |
RGB Values Decimal |
RGB Values Hex |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Black |
0, 0, 0 |
#00 |
Gray1 |
222, 222,222 |
#de |
White |
255 ,255, 255 |
#ff |
Gray2 |
189, 189,189 |
#bd |
Red |
255, 0, 0 |
#ff0000 |
Gray3 |
173, 173,173 |
#ad |
Green |
0, 255, 0 |
#00ff00 |
Gray4 |
148, 148,148 |
#94 |
Blue |
0, 0, 255 |
#0000ff |
Gray5 |
115, 115,115 |
#73 |
Yellow |
255, 255, 0 |
#ffff00 |
Gray6 |
99, 99, 99 |
#63 |
Cyan |
0, 255, 255 |
#00ffff |
Gray7 |
66, 66, 66 |
#42 |
Magenta |
255, 0, 255 |
#ff00ff |
Gray8 |
33, 33, 33 |
#33 |