Now what’s your excuse for your off-white living room?

In the past, designers were limited to Pantone swatches and color theory books to select color palettes for clients. Since that advent of the Internet, numerous web-based tools have been created to explore color in new and creative ways.

The latest and greatest tool is Kuler from Adobe. With Kuler you can explore color by using various rules, such as analogous, monochromatic, and triad. Of course that mumbo-jumbo might not mean much to you if you slept through color theory class like I did -- but regardless Kuler is a fun, easy way to get to places with color that you might not have considered.

In addition to creating your own palettes, you can search, explore, and even comment on palettes published by others. Kuler also features tight integration with Adobe's CS3 product line, for you designer types.