Art Banner - What color text?

[Monkeys_revenge]

I just made this banner, and I was wondering if white is a good color for this banner, or should it be another color?:confused:
Thankies!!!

EDIT: Oops, forgot to put in the banner!:bash:
:stupid:

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[Dan Rugh]

White is always a good color for text. It goes with everything, although you might want to play with other colors to see what looks good.

[Transtic Nerve]

Except in this case, where the white contrasts too little. Because your background is light, the white doesn't show up well. I have to squint to read it cause it all comes off as one big blotch of light.

White would only be a good color for text if you put a border on the text. A technique called "stroke" (which doesn't involve your hand and other body parts).. if you outlines it with a significant;y darker color/value (ie: black) it would look better. And since your banner already encompassed black in it, or at least a very dark value of some color, I'd personally use black. It'll make the text stand out more (and since the words are rather long, it'll make your banner look unbalanced), so you may want to slightly blur it or give it some range of opacity to not make it stand out so much.

White doesn't go with everything. White only goes with dark colors. Just as black only goes well with lighter colors. You can't see white text on a white background.... or probably a yellow or oink either, where you could easily see black on those colors. It's all about contrast, placement, and scheme.

[Dan Rugh]

Well, obviously you wouldn't put white text on a white background. Yeah, put a black stroke around it and it'll be fine.

[Monkeys_revenge]

ok, I tried to make the white stand out a bit by making a smuged block faded a bit behind it, so how does it look now?

[Rikku]

[color=0099ff]Maybe it's just me, but it looks the same. =\[/color]