I'm actually trying to figure out what colors to use for my website... besides red, black, and green which will make it look like I'm celebrating Christmas year round or I'm trying to start a pr0n site.
light on dark works for me. It's easier on the eyes to read, say, white on black than black on white.
I suck at matching colors and graphic design, so I cheated by going with an existing combination: on my
Evangelion site, I made the whole thing evoke the Unit 01 by going with dark purple background, white lettering, orange links, and neon green highlights and borders. When it came time to do a
forum skin, I just adapted it for the sake of having something different. IMO, it works well.
Here are some tips on color, despite the author posting it on a site with gray text on white background :angry: