Yes, the use of color does affect the download speed of a website. Websites with color download more slowly than websites without color. The hexidecimal values used to specify colors can contribute several additional bytes to HTML and CSS files. But this difference is infinitesimal and almost certainly below the threshold for detection by human beings using even the slowest of internet connections.
The larger concern would be how the color itself is perceived. It's entirely possible that a darker background could appear less active and thus "slower" than a white background. But the opposite effect could also be achieved based on the skill of the designer. Kevin Mullet, Jakob Nielsen and Bruce Tognazzini all reference the use of color fleetingly in their writings. // jeff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=43732 ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [email protected] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
