: Trying to find the perfect color for a readable font with a difficult multicolored background Trying to find the right color font that can be seen with this background image. Our color profiles

@Nimeshi706

I would rethink the design.

The photo is interesting but there's no single color that is going to make the text "pop" in itself. The design needs to implement something to decrease the prominence of the photo overall.

A couple random options......

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@Angela777

The words are what are important.

That being said, if you can, I would first darken the entire image.

Then, I'd just use white text over some of the darker parts of the image. The placement is up to you. In your example, I'd put it over the dark trees.

If that doesn't work, another option is to reduce the opacity of the background image, and just use a solid black, with the red for emphasis if you need.

Push comes to shove, you can use white text with a black border. On second thought, this would make the text seem older, which seems to be thematic.

Good luck =)

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@Sarah814

I would add a new layer, choose a white-to-transparent gradient. Start at the top with white and end with transparent somewhere in the middle of the image, below where the text ends. Hold down the shift key to constrain the gradient to 90º. You may have to apply the gradient several times to get it in the correct position. Then adjust the transparency of the layer until you can see enough of the image at the top to get the idea, and still be able to read the text.

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