calcolor.co: Calculate colors. Share palettes.

calcolor.co

Maker

Hi hunters, since I already got to know some great tools here, I would like to introduce you a little project of myself today. I wrote my master’s thesis about the bad UX of digital color models. To propose an alternative, I created a web-based color palette management tool for designers, developers and everyone else. Please note that the application is still in an early beta state and there are some more features in the pipeline. Feedback greatly appreciated!

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5yr ago

Lars Hartmann

Very well built. Beautiful looking and simple UX. But I'm sorry to say I don't understand the Chart function. Why isn't is made as HSB, which I feel is way more easy to edit?

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5yr ago

Timon Weber

calcolor.co

Maker

@lars_hartmann Thanks a lot you for your kind and important feedback! The color chart is indeed meant to be an easier-to-use alternative to current color models like RGB or HSL/HSV/HSB. These models require to use three separate sliders which interact with each other in a way that is hard to predict (at least for novices). The color chart integrates different sliders into one single view and therefore makes the connection between the settings clearer. Instead of manipulating predefined parameters you can use it to simply edit the ingredients of a color, like mixing colors in the real world. And similar as within the HSB model, you can still manipulate H with the slider on the right, S with the middle slider and B with the slider on the left. But you are right, maybe it would be cool to provide an option to switch between different color models…

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5yr ago

Timon Weber

calcolor.co

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@lars_hartmann PS: The color chart is heavily based on the findings of Harald Küppers (http://kuepperscolor.farbaks.de).

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5yr ago