wahh im a huge nerd when it comes to colors so ill try keeping it short... id say my biggest tip for color picking is to determine the right feeling you want to convey!!! :3 learning color theory helps a lot so i recommend that the most... BUT the way i go about it is like this: desaturated colors will come off less energetic/stand-outish than saturated colors, so choosing the right amount of both creates a balanced pallete!!! you dont HAVE to have both in one design, but having too much on either side of the scale will make everything look muddy and hard to read... cool colors can have a more relaxed/rigid/mysterious feeling, while warm colors can be more energetic/intense/happy. changing the luminosity ( brightness) of colors is important too, colors closer to pitch black are often related with things like elegance/malice/death, while colors closer to bright white are related to innocence/hope/life. you dont have to follow a specific meaning to a tee, but looking at premade color palettes, learning where & why certain colors appear in games/media, or studying my fave artists has helped a lot ^_^ THANK U SM!!!