How do I make a random color button?
We had a user request this thinking since there is no random command it could not be done. We tried a few methods but found a native method that works best and is really fun. First create a rich te...
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LOVE these, thanks to you both. Does anyone understand the basis of hex color assignment in order to randomly generate only light colors (so that dark text can be easily read over them)?
You have to use a color model and (1) an online service or (2) JavaScript library to select a swatch of colors.
Example Service: I Want Hue
Colors for data scientists. Generate and refine palettes of optimally distinct colors.
http://tools.medialab.sciences-po.fr/iwanthue/index.php
Example Library: Chroma.js
JavaScript library for all kinds of color manipulations
https://github.com/gka/chroma.js/
Here is the math:
Colour Space Conversions
https://poynton.ca/PDFs/coloureq.pdf
Example Service: I Want Hue
Colors for data scientists. Generate and refine palettes of optimally distinct colors.
http://tools.medialab.sciences-po.fr/iwanthue/index.php
Example Library: Chroma.js
JavaScript library for all kinds of color manipulations
https://github.com/gka/chroma.js/
Here is the math:
Colour Space Conversions
https://poynton.ca/PDFs/coloureq.pdf