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hue.tools

Show HN: hue.tools – open-source toolbox for colors

A color tool that folks on HN seem to like

https://www.nordtheme.com/

Nord consists of four named color palettes providing different syntactic meanings and color effects for dark & bright ambiance designs.

It has been created for clear, uncluttered and elegant designs following a minimal and flat style pattern.
For syntax highlighting it aims to ensure an undisturbed focus on important parts of the code, a good readability and a quick visual distinction between the different syntax elements.

All colors are numbered from nord0 to nord15 where each palette contains a different amount of colors. The naming convention preserves the compatibility for terminal color schemes and allows an uncomplicated use as base for such.

Before listing the tools, read this article: Building your color palette
In short: almost every online generated color palette consists of a limited number of colors. However, you cannot build an application or website with just 5 colors. You Need:

• Greys – In practice, you want 8-10 shades to choose from
• 1 or 2 Primary color(s) – you need a variety (5-10) of lighter and darker shades to choose from
• Accent colors – it’s not uncommon to need as many as ten different colors with 5-10 shades each for a complex UI

So what you actually need is something like this:

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