Colores

Creative

color palette generator

SHOW HN2014

157points
39comments
#158of 2,272 in 2014
Top 7%of 2014 by points

How HN took it

DebatedReal support and real criticism

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

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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 HN
    • 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
    • Solid tool, I like it and might be very useful for future projects!
      Globz on HN
    • this 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 HN
    • 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
  • Fun idea with good execution.

    From 3 comments

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 HN
    • This 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 HN
    • delight, 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 HN
    • I'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 HN
    • Another 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 HN
    • Would 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 HN
    • Cool! 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 HN
    • I'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 HN
    • good point! What i'm thinking of doing is add a link to colourco.de so you can see the palettes there.
      manueslapera on HN

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