Show HN: Unique, Human-Friendly Names for Every Color (All 16.7M of Them)

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Post by shabda » Thu, Dec 19, 2024, 5:09 PM UTC

Show HN: Unique, Human-Friendly Names for Every Color (All 16.7M of Them)
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Re: Show HN: Unique, Human-Friendly Names for Every Color (All 16.7M of Them)

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Post by marssaxman » Thu, Dec 19, 2024, 7:31 PM UTC

Fun! And creative.

I wish I could reverse the process, providing a hex code to see what name your system would give it.

Re: Show HN: Unique, Human-Friendly Names for Every Color (All 16.7M of Them)

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Post by timz » Fri, Dec 20, 2024, 2:50 AM UTC

Not sure why, but seems very interesting and creative. What is the logic behind it?

Re: Show HN: Unique, Human-Friendly Names for Every Color (All 16.7M of Them)

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Post by shabda » Fri, Dec 20, 2024, 3:10 AM UTC

timz wrote: post #3

Not sure why, but seems very interesting and creative. What is the logic behind it?

You click see the (?) icon to see the summary of the algorithm.

The tool generates unique, meaningful names for any RGB color using a combination of color properties. Every name is unique and reversible - you can convert any name back to its exact RGB color!

Re: Show HN: Unique, Human-Friendly Names for Every Color (All 16.7M of Them)

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Post by shabda » Fri, Dec 20, 2024, 3:11 AM UTC

marssaxman wrote: post #2

Fun! And creative. I wish I could reverse the process, providing a hex code to see what name your system would give it.

Ah thats a good idea.

If you click on the color pallette icon, that brings up a color picker and you can choose any hex.

Is it not obvious that the icons are clickable?

Re: Show HN: Unique, Human-Friendly Names for Every Color (All 16.7M of Them)

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Post by marssaxman » Fri, Dec 20, 2024, 4:49 PM UTC

shabda wrote: post #5

marssaxman wrote: post #2

Fun! And creative. I wish I could reverse the process, providing a hex code to see what name your system would give it.

Ah thats a good idea. If you click on the color pallette icon, that brings up a color picker and you can choose any hex. Is it not obvious that the icons are clickable?

Yes, it was obvious that the icons are clickable, and I did see the color picker - but it was a very simple color picker, just a grid of color tiles. Now that you mention it, I realize that there is a second, more advanced color picker, available behind the "+" button in the first picker, and there I can type in hex. I am guessing that the features of the color picker are determined by the browser, and not by your site?

Re: Show HN: Unique, Human-Friendly Names for Every Color (All 16.7M of Them)

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Post by shabda » Sat, Dec 21, 2024, 4:17 AM UTC

marssaxman wrote: post #6

shabda wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ah thats a good idea. If you click on the color pallette icon, that brings up a color picker and you can choose any hex. Is it not obvious that the icons are clickable?

Yes, it was obvious that the icons are clickable, and I did see the color picker - but it was a very simple color picker, just a grid of color tiles. Now that you mention it, I realize that there is a second, more advanced color picker, available behind the "+" button in the first picker, and there I can type in hex. I am guessing that the features of the color picker are determined by the browser, and not by your si…

Thats right. We use the browser color picker.