New alternatives to HSL and HSV that better match color perception

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  • hcv-color

    ๐ŸŒˆ Color model HCV/HCG is an alternative to HSV and HSL, derived by Munsell color system, usable for Dark and Light themes... ๐ŸŒˆ

  • hexerals

    A web game inspired by https://generals.io

  • I played around with a perceptual color space and made an interactive doodle that you can see here: https://hexpansion.io/ โ†’ click on "Colors".

    The blobs attempt to spread out in a perceptual color space. You can add more blobs with + and remove them by clicking on their pie slices or on a blob directly.

    Code is based on an older perceptual color space: https://github.com/neolefty/hexerals/tree/master/src/color

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  • hsluv

    Human-friendly HSL, website and math

  • I had the same question looking into HSLuv recently. Came across this https://github.com/hsluv/hsluv/issues/73 but it didn't really gain much traction. Maybe it'll be more popular once Chrome finishes CSS Color Module Level 4 color space support.

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