Colores
Creative
color palette generator
SHOW HN2014
How HN took it
15 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 9 critical, out of 30 comments about the project. Thread score +0.23.
Execution: 1 for, 9 againstIdea: 5 for, 0 againstDesign: 3 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Simple, clean and useful design.
From 4 comments
This is a solid. Simple, intuitive, organized. How long did it take to write?
pocketheyman on HNSo simple - but so cool. What a great idea. My only "critique" would be to make the hex codes copy/paste ready in the results. I like the links to dribble, but I'd really like to…
aepearson on HNSolid tool, I like it and might be very useful for future projects!
Globz on HNthis is awesome!
xmpirate on HN
Links to Dribbble works are helpful.
From 2 comments
nice! I found myself having to dig around the internet when it comes to looking for colour palette for graphic design, the links to related works on dribble are very helpful too
sevilo on HNSo simple - but so cool. What a great idea. My only "critique" would be to make the hex codes copy/paste ready in the results. I like the links to dribble, but I'd really like to…
aepearson on HN
Fun idea with good execution.
From 3 comments
Congrats, this is a nice idea and an awesome execution of it. :)
padho on HNInteresting solve. I like it.
tobiaswright on HNA brilliant idea!
missscripter on HN
Objections
Palettes are biased toward dark or muted colors and browns.
From 3 comments
Nice! Though it seems the app is biased towards darker hues
dushonok on HNThis is pretty great! I think maybe there's a little too much averaging going on? I get a lot of muted colors and way more browns than expected. For example, try "America" or…
allworknoplay on HNdelight, sublime, spring, coca cola, mcdonald's
stevewilhelm on HN
Colors have low saturation and backgrounds like white or black are overweighted.
From 2 comments
Nice implementation - less is more! What algorithm did you use for color extraction? I seem to getting colors with the correct hue, but too low saturation? (example: Ferrari) You…
henningo on HNI'm also curious about the algorithm, since a search for "google" results in a palette that only features one color out of the company's primary-plus-green motif. Seems like…
Cyranix on HN
Results for some words, like 'shit', are poor.
From 1 comment
When I search for "shit" all I get is motivational posters and they're not even brown. edit: Bing images does a way better job than google.
thisjepisje on HN
Requests
Make search queries shareable via URL.
From 3 comments
Hey compañero, that's very cool! I wonder how hard would it be to add the query to the URL so that I can paste it to someone? :-)
elros on HNAnother really good idea - I just sent this to some of our design guys and they love it. Having a link for specific results could be a great addition for sharing.
aepearson on HNWould love to have an option to store state in the query string or hash so that I could share my favorite palette :)
thrush on HN
Make hex codes copy/paste ready.
From 1 comment
So simple - but so cool. What a great idea. My only "critique" would be to make the hex codes copy/paste ready in the results. I like the links to dribble, but I'd really like to…
aepearson on HN
Sign the work with a link to the author.
From 1 comment
works incredibly well. a fantastic idea. you should sign your work! Drop at least a link to your twitter at the bottom, this is a great tool.
canthonytucci on HN
Questions
What algorithm is used for color extraction?
From 3 comments
Nice implementation - less is more! What algorithm did you use for color extraction? I seem to getting colors with the correct hue, but too low saturation? (example: Ferrari) You…
henningo on HNCool! How does the color selection work? Is it just the five most common colors in a given image, or is it more sophisticated than that?
jackmaney on HNI'm also curious about the algorithm, since a search for "google" results in a palette that only features one color out of the company's primary-plus-green motif. Seems like…
Cyranix on HN
Can the source code be shared?
From 1 comment
Can you share any of the source? I would really like to learn how you did this. Awesome job, I love it!
austinhutch on HN
Alternatives named
Colorific color analysis.
From 1 comment
Nice implementation - less is more! What algorithm did you use for color extraction? I seem to getting colors with the correct hue, but too low saturation? (example: Ferrari) You…
henningo on HN
Dribbble and colourco.de palette sites.
From 2 comments
So simple - but so cool. What a great idea. My only "critique" would be to make the hex codes copy/paste ready in the results. I like the links to dribble, but I'd really like to…
aepearson on HNgood point! What i'm thinking of doing is add a link to colourco.de so you can see the palettes there.
manueslapera on HN