Sharing the Love

Can I use the colors found in palettes and patterns on my blog or in my work?

You can use the colors found in a palette or a pattern however you want. Note that some users would love to know you've used their colors so don't be shy. :)

Can I use the palettes and patterns found on ColourLovers.com on my blog or in my work?

Palettes as they are displayed on the site and colorings of patterns are licensed under an Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike Creative Commons License. You can read a simplified version of this license at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/.

Pattern templates i.e. the original pattern files are copyrighted. If you want to use them for commercial purposes, you will need to find who created the pattern and contact them to see what their terms of use are.

To see if the pattern you want to use has been made by CL or not, open a pattern page then check the description area ("About This Pattern"). If the pattern wasn't created by ColourLovers.com, the name of the creator and a link to their website will be displayed at the bottom.
Most patterns not created by ColourLovers.com are listed at the end of this comment.

But what about my own patterns?

Unless you're the person who created the pattern template, none of these patterns are yours. You simply color them so the same rules apply. :)

I'm still unsure about something. What should I do?

Don't hesitate to contact the CL team to know if you may or may not do something.



List of patterns which weren't created by CL. It may not be complete as new patterns are added all the time.

Patterns created by arsmephisto

#63

#64


#65

#66

#67

Pattern created by IPERHER

#43

Pattern created by Designfruit

#69

Patterns created by GreenMyEyes

#75

#76

Patterns created by isotope.151

#51 #52 #53 #54 #55 #56 #57 #58

Pattern created by JenDragon

#38

Patterns created by latex

#39

#40

Pattern created by lesaint

#62

Patterns created by liddle_r

#45

#50

Pattern created by Pattern Head

#68

Patterns created by Squidfingers

#8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18 #19 #20 #21 #22 #23 #24 #25

Patterns created by rotten

#70

#71

#72

#73

#74

Patterns created by silver

#59

#60

#61

Patterns created by Vania Sofiandi

#41

#42

Pattern created by x_1013_x
#77

Does this mean I can use my own pattern that I designed using COLOURlovers.com on my blog, especially if I comment where I made it?

There's a difference between creating a pattern (i.e., creating the vector paths) and coloring a pattern. If you are the creator of the pattern, you can use it wherever you like. If you want to use a pattern that you colored, you need to look at the bottom of the pattern description, under the heading "This Pattern Originally By:" If it's the name of a fellow color lover, you may use it as you like (as long as you don't use it for commercial use, and attribute its origin). But if the creator is not a CL, you need to contact that person to get permission. Click on the website by the creator's name to find out how to contact them.

@Silverity

This means this pattern was created by the CL team. If you want to use them for non-commercial purposes then you must abide the CC license terms. Otherwise, e-mail CL via the Contact form.

Thanks for this, I was curious.

I want to print some of my own templates/patterns on paper. HOW do I go about using the .png file? What software even opens it? (And why can't I find an easy answer to this anywhere?) I'm not a graphics designer (but I wish I were), so I am coming at this site from a complete newbie direction, which doesn't seem to be accommodated very well in the "FAQs" (which are not in the least organized, comprehensive, or up-to-date anyway).

(And why is it whenever I post a question like this in a forum, I am not alerted of the reply & cannot find my original post again?)

I love playing here & would like to do more than play, but even as a documentation specialist for software, I cannot for the life of me figure out this website/software!

Assistance & advice, please?

Can I use a palette that I found on the site for a blog? I'm still confused. Sorry.

onebreath wrote:

Can I use the colors found in palettes and patterns on my blog or in my work?

You can use the colors found in a palette or a pattern however you want. Note that some users would love to know you've used their colors so don't be shy. :)

I'm wondering how far the non-commercial license goes. If I use a pattern or palette on a webpage that is making a few pennies with AdSense, is that considered commercial, even though the pattern or palette isn't being sold? What if the website doesn't use AdSense but sells other stuff ( not the pattern or palette?

Can I use the palettes and patterns found on ColourLovers.com on my blog or in my work?

Palettes as they are displayed on the site and colorings of patterns are licensed under an Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike Creative Commons License. You can read a simplified version of this license at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/.

Pattern templates i.e. the original pattern files are copyrighted. If you want to use them for commercial purposes, you will need to find who created the pattern and contact them to see what their terms of use are.

To see if the pattern you want to use has been made by CL or not, open a pattern page then check the description area ("About This Pattern"). If the pattern wasn't created by ColourLovers.com, the name of the creator and a link to their website will be displayed at the bottom.
Most patterns not created by ColourLovers.com are listed at the end of this comment.

But what about my own patterns?

Unless you're the person who created the pattern template, none of these patterns are yours. You simply color them so the same rules apply. :)

I'm still unsure about something. What should I do?

Don't hesitate to contact the CL team to know if you may or may not do something.



List of patterns which weren't created by CL. It may not be complete as new patterns are added all the time.

Patterns created by arsmephisto

#63

#64

#65

#66

#67

Pattern created by IPERHER

#43

Pattern created by Designfruit

#69

Patterns created by GreenMyEyes

#75

#76

Patterns created by isotope.151

#51 #52 #53 #54 #55 #56 #57 #58

Pattern created by JenDragon

#38

Patterns created by latex

#39

#40

Pattern created by lesaint

#62

Patterns created by liddle_r

#45

#50

Pattern created by Pattern Head

#68

Patterns created by Squidfingers

#8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18 #19 #20 #21 #22 #23 #24 #25

Patterns created by rotten

#70

#71

#72

#73

#74

Patterns created by silver

#59

#60

#61

Patterns created by Vania Sofiandi

#41

#42

Pattern created by x_1013_x
#77