How to Tackle Website Analysis Tasks: Pricing, Icons, and Colors

Here is a practical guide on how to tackle common website analysis tasks, including finding pricing sections, extracting icons, and developing color schemes from images.

1. How to Find All Pricing Sections on a Website

Finding pricing sections often involves a combination of direct navigation and using browser developer tools.

Method

Direct Navigation: Start by looking for common navigation links like “Pricing,” “Plans,” “Services,” “Shop,” or “Buy” in the main menu, footer, or prominent call-to-action buttons. Many websites also feature a clear pricing section on their homepage or a dedicated “Pricing” page.

Scroll and Scan: Pricing sections typically feature a structured layout, often with multiple columns or “cards” representing different plans (e.g., Basic, Pro, Enterprise). Look for features like:

• Prominent price displays.
• Monthly/annual billing toggles.
• Feature lists (often with checkmarks).
• Clear call-to-action buttons like “Sign Up” or “Get Started.”
• Visual emphasis on a “most popular” or “best value” plan.

Browser Developer Tools (Inspect Element):

1. Right-click anywhere on the page and select “Inspect” (or “Inspect Element”).
2. In the “Elements” tab, you can manually scroll through the HTML structure. Look for div elements or sections with IDs or classes containing terms like “pricing,” “plans,” “rates,” or “subscription.”
3. You can also use the “Select an element” tool (often a mouse pointer icon) in the developer tools. Click this, then hover over different areas of the webpage. As you hover, the corresponding HTML in the “Elements” tab will highlight, helping you identify distinct sections that might contain pricing information.

Customization Tip: When inspecting, pay attention to unique CSS class names or IDs. These can sometimes give you clues about the section’s purpose (e.g., id="pricing-table").

2. How to See All Icons in a Website

To see all icons used on a website, you’ll primarily leverage your browser’s developer tools.

Methods

Favicons (Browser Tab Icons): For the small icon that appears in the browser tab (favicon), you can use online tools like Favicon Extractor or Icon Scraper. Simply enter the website’s URL, and these tools will extract and display the favicon in various sizes.

General Icons (Images, SVGs, Icon Fonts):

Browser Developer Tools (Network Tab):

1. Open Developer Tools (right-click -> “Inspect” or F12).
2. Go to the “Network” tab.
3. Refresh the page to capture all network requests.
4. Use the filter options to narrow down by file type:
   • Select “Img” to see all image files (JPG, PNG, GIF, SVG).
   • Look for “Font” to identify icon fonts (like Font Awesome, Material Icons).
   • You can also type resource-type:image in the filter box.
5. This will show you a list of all requested images and fonts. You can click on individual entries to view them or see their details.

Browser Developer Tools (Elements Tab):

1. In the “Elements” tab, you can inspect the HTML structure. Look for <img> tags, <svg> elements, or <i> or <span> tags that have classes related to icon libraries (e.g., class="fas fa-home" for Font Awesome).
2. Use the “Select an element” tool. Hover over visible icons on the page. The “Elements” tab will highlight the corresponding HTML, allowing you to see if it’s an image, SVG, or an icon font character.

Browser Developer Tools (Sources or Application Tab): Some browsers also allow you to browse resources by file type in the “Sources” or “Application” tabs, which can group images or fonts.

Customization Tip: If you’re looking for icons from a specific icon library, try searching the “Elements” tab for common class prefixes (e.g., fa- for Font Awesome, material-icons for Material Design Icons).

3. How to Use an Image to Help Develop a Better Color Scheme

Leveraging an image to create a color scheme is a fantastic way to ensure visual harmony and evoke a specific mood.

Method

Choose Your Image: Select an image that embodies the aesthetic, mood, or brand identity you want for your color scheme. This could be a photograph, an illustration, or even a texture.

Use an Online Color Palette Generator: Several free online tools can extract a color palette from an uploaded image. Popular options include:

• Coolors: Upload an image and it will automatically generate a palette. You can then fine-tune it or lock specific colors.
• Canva Color Palette Generator: Upload your photo, and it creates a palette based on the hues within the image.
• Adobe Color: Allows you to extract themes and gradients from images.
• VOCSO Color Palette Generator: Upload an image and it extracts a palette, providing HEX codes.
• ColorMagic / Colormind: These AI-powered tools also offer image-to-palette generation.

Analyze and Refine the Palette:

• These tools typically provide 3-5 dominant colors from the image, often with their HEX codes.
• Consider the generated colors: Do they represent the desired mood? Are there enough contrasting colors for text and backgrounds?
• Many tools allow you to adjust the palette, pick specific colors from the image, or add/remove colors.
• Check for accessibility: Some tools, like Coolors, offer contrast checkers to ensure your text and background colors are readable for everyone.

Apply to Your Design: Use the extracted HEX codes to guide your choice of primary, secondary, accent, and neutral colors for your website, branding, or project.

Customization Tip: Don’t just stick to the automatically generated palette. Experiment by manually selecting different points on your image within the tool to create variations, or adjust the sliders to shift hues and saturation until you hit just the right combination.