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simplecolors

Access Color Names Using a Standardized Nomenclature

v0.1.4 · Sep 2, 2025 · GNU General Public License

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A curated set of colors that are called using a standardized syntax: saturation + hue + lightness. For example, "brightblue4" and "mutedred2". Functions exists to return individual colors by name or to build palettes across or within hues. Most functions allow you to visualize the palettes in addition to returning the desired hex codes.

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Dependencies Reverse dependencies colorspace dplyr forcats ggplot2 magrittr stringr simplecolors

Version History

new 0.1.4 Mar 10, 2026
updated 0.1.4 ← 0.1.3 diff Sep 1, 2025
updated 0.1.3 ← 0.1.2 diff Aug 21, 2025
updated 0.1.2 ← 0.1.1 diff Aug 30, 2023
updated 0.1.1 ← 0.1.0 diff Oct 26, 2020
new 0.1.0 Jan 31, 2020