Show HN: A Color Picker I Made

Post by floatingatoll » Thu, Mar 21, 2019, 9:19 PM UTC

asnrk wrote: post #20

mikekij wrote: post #2

This looks awesome! Congrats on launching it. First: Don't get bogged down by random HN commenters' feature requests. Second: I have a feature request. I'd love a native version for Mac OS with a magnifying glass thing that allows me to select a color somewhere else on my screen, and then suggest complimentary colors. I'd gladly pay for that!

If you'll accept the step of copying the values into the tool that figures out the complementary colors for you, macOS comes with Digital Color Meter, which will tell you the color of anything on your screen.

Post by mtgentry » Thu, Mar 21, 2019, 9:26 PM UTC

uryga wrote: post #4

looks nice! unfortunately when I try to select a color from the wheel, the line switches to a horizontal position (dark blue o----o bright orange) and gets stuck there :( [Android 7.1.2, Chrome 73]

Post by [deleted] » Thu, Mar 21, 2019, 9:31 PM UTC

Post by MayeulC » Thu, Mar 21, 2019, 9:33 PM UTC

esilver wrote: post #26

It's gorgeous and easy to use. I especially appreciate inclusion of demo images and hex codes for easy copying. I'll probably refer to it from now on instead of googling "complementary colors" as I've been doing. Well done!

Post by leesalminen » Thu, Mar 21, 2019, 9:35 PM UTC

floatingatoll wrote: post #32

asnrk wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you'll accept the step of copying the values into the tool that figures out the complementary colors for you, macOS comes with Digital Color Meter, which will tell you the color of anything on your screen.

(It’s hiding in the Utilities folder if you can’t see it in Applications.)