17871 Color-Names & color tools
Among others, I am maintaining, what I believe, is the largest collection of unique color-names. To go with it, I created a few tools to help users explore and understand the huge list: Color Picker (Klick the icon): https://codepen.io/meodai/full/mEvZRx/ Full List: https://codepen.io/meodai/full/VMpNdQ/ Color Name distribution: https://codepen.io/meodai/full/zdgXJj/ in different color spaces As well as some tools that are related to color in general and just made a bit nicer by adding unique names to…
17871 Color-Names & color tools launched on March 24, 2019 with 5 votes and more than 50% of that year's launches.
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Among others, I am maintaining, what I believe, is the largest collection of unique color-names. To go with it, I created a few tools to help users explore and understand the huge list: Color Picker (Klick the icon): https://codepen.io/meodai/full/mEvZRx/ Full List…
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I had this idea kicking around in my head for quite a while. Took an evening to make this, and a short morning to polish it a bit. So here it is!
A color name API that maps hex to the closest human-readable name2025 · meodai.github.io · ▲97I built this API to return the closest named color for any hex value—using curated lists like my own [1], XKCD [2], and others. I made it from scratch without Express or any frameworks because: - I’m a frontend/interaction dev and wanted to learn how to build an API from the ground up. - Existing APIs didn’t guarantee unique names per color—mine does. - It also supports WebSocket updates, gzip responses, and multiple name sets. I’ve been collecting color names for over 10 years [1]. With ~30,000 entries, bundling them into every color-related project became excessive. This API keeps…
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A simple tool I made over the week to explore and learn about different colors. You can select any color with any opacity #000000-FFFFFFFF (~4.3 billion colors/variants), and you can view a dedicated page detailing the color's closest name, conversions to Hex, RGB, CMYK, etc., shades, tints, tones, harmonies, opacities, and WCAG contrast compliance.
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