ColorMe
Dev tools
color palette tool
SHOW HN2017
How HN took it
6 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 12 comments about the project. Thread score +0.22.
Design: 2 for, 2 againstIdea: 3 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Nice design and layout
From 2 comments
I love the design and layout of this app. Very nice! A killer feature would be add options to calculate complementary, monochromatic, analogous, etc. color harmonies, similar to…
leepowers on HNWell done!
david927 on HN
Useful for finding colors
From 2 comments
This is awesome. I was looking for something like this not too long ago and surprised I wasn't able to find anything to do this easily. Thanks!
joekrill on HNa bunch of useful color links I've accumulated over the years: tools * https://dtrejo.com/colorslice/ - I made this b/c i wanted multi-color picking and good schemes from images…
DTrejo on HN
Objections
Sliders hard to adjust on mobile
From 1 comment
This is great. My only thought is that it is nearly impossible to adjust the sliders on a mobile device.
sjroot on HN
White text on black has poor contrast
From 1 comment
Curious if there's a reason Disqus is the main comment app. What about Facebook/other social media? I was thinking of bundling them together perhaps mix results. Also I like the…
ge96 on HN
Requests
Keep adjusters when base color changes, with a reset button
From 2 comments
Very cool. One minor usability suggestion - it would be fantastic if the adjusters didn't reset when the base color changes.
katabatic on HNAh, yes! I had it set up like that in the beginning, but turned it off because I wasn't sure what the expected outcome was. Can flip it back and add a "reset" button for the…
thegaw on HN
Output CSS HSL instead of RGB
From 1 comment
It looks neat, but I have a subtle suggestion; why not output CSS HSL colour codes instead of RGB? It's supported in all relevant browsers (IE9+). HSL has the benefit of…
Freak_NL on HN
Add a base color picker
From 1 comment
A color picker for the base color would be handy
Walkman on HN
Add color harmony options like complementary and analogous
From 1 comment
I love the design and layout of this app. Very nice! A killer feature would be add options to calculate complementary, monochromatic, analogous, etc. color harmonies, similar to…
leepowers on HN
Questions
Why Disqus is the comment app and whether other social logins are considered
From 1 comment
Curious if there's a reason Disqus is the main comment app. What about Facebook/other social media? I was thinking of bundling them together perhaps mix results. Also I like the…
ge96 on HN
Alternatives named
Adobe Color
From 1 comment
Nice job. Adobe Color (https://color.adobe.com) is also a similar tool.
BafS on HN
Color Safe
From 1 comment
I would add Color Safe[0] to the list -- for creating accessible palettes. I think it's a project of LinkedIn. 0. http://colorsafe.co/
tribby on HN
Sessions color calculator
From 1 comment
I love the design and layout of this app. Very nice! A killer feature would be add options to calculate complementary, monochromatic, analogous, etc. color harmonies, similar to…
leepowers on HN
HSLuv, iwanthue and other color tools
From 1 comment
a bunch of useful color links I've accumulated over the years: tools * https://dtrejo.com/colorslice/ - I made this b/c i wanted multi-color picking and good schemes from images…
DTrejo on HN