Where do the color names come from?
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#22This is really pleasant to use. For years I've used https://paletton.com/ to similar effect, but I actually like the interface here a lot better. It's a bit simpler, and more straightforward. Great work!
Also adding this next to my paletton bookmark, amazing work indeed!
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#23Where do the color names come from? They're delicious.
I'm using meodai/color-names (https://github.com/meodai/color-names).
Pretty awesome project.
Re: Show HN: hue.tools – open-source toolbox for colors
#24I’ve run https://www.thecolorapi.com for years that offers similar color introspection via JSON API ergonomics.
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#25Where do the color names come from?
I'm using this package: https://github.com/meodai/color-names
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#26I really enjoyed adjusting the different knobs in 'Modify' mode to achieve something that 'felt' good to me. I don't know anything about color (as represented by computers or otherwise) but it was fun. I also love the names that come up ("pig pink" v.s. "strawberry milk")
Really cool to hear that! And the names are definitely awesome. All the credit for that goes to: https://github.com/meodai/color-names
Thanks, came here to say, how'd you get the names. That's amazing
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#27> It's an attempt to create a simple but useful toolbox for common color related tasks and problems this is better then the previous tool i was using as a toolbox. thanks for the work
Nice to hear, thanks.
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#28I like it, however I wish the colors wouldn’t change constantly when I click between tools. I would like to explore the possibilities I would have with one or two colors.
That is definitely something that started to annoy me too. I will look into fixing that soon.
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#29In modify there are "brighten", "tint", and "lighten", and for uninitiated like me the difference seems pretty vague. I suppose they refer to some similar operations in different colorspaces, but the tool could be more intuitive here. The nerd in me would wish that the tool would use primarily some top-tier colorspace like oklab, but I can understand why you didn't want to go down in that rabbithole.
You're right, this part can be a bit confusing. I tried to prevent it by adding short descriptions to the modifiers but there's definitely room for improvement.
I never heard of oklab before. Guess I have some reading to do. But I also wouldn't say no to a PR that adds support for it ;)
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#30The UI seems responsive and produces nice looking results. However I found the usefulness of blending and mixing hampered by the fact that fine grained control of the saturation, luminance, etc. are only available in the modify tab. It would be more useful to me if I could modify those on any color I’m working with in the other tabs. An idea for improvement would be to add a palette feature that you can see and modif…
I always saw them as separate tools because I always had predefined colors I wanted to mix/manipulate. But it's a really great idea to think more in the sense of a workflow (or steps) instead.
Thanks for the suggestion! I will see what I can do.