Using Color to Guide the Eye Toward a Call to Action

Level: Basic

A well-placed, well-colored call-to-action button is one of the most direct, high-leverage applications of color in the entire discipline of web design.

Contrast the CTA Against Its Surroundings

A call-to-action button should stand out clearly from the rest of the page, which usually means avoiding a color too similar to the surrounding design.

Reserve a Specific Color for Primary Actions Only

If a color is used for a primary action everywhere on the site, that consistency itself becomes a visual cue guiding attention toward what matters most.

Balance Attention-Grabbing Color With Overall Design Cohesion

A CTA that clashes jarringly with the rest of the design can look like an error rather than an intentional focal point.

Next step: Use the Color Picker to test CTA color options against your existing page palette to find one that stands out clearly without clashing.