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This triggers me. Besides having no explanation whatsoever, none of these palettes are usable for similar roles. So if you are able to pick a palette that suits

This triggers me. Besides having no explanation whatsoever, none of these palettes are usable for similar roles. So if you are able to pick a palette that suits your needs, it means you are able to understand what you need from your palette. If it's the case, it is highly likely that you can generate a better palette yourself. Do a quick test: take a screenshot of the site, then completely desaturate the image. The values are all over the place, which means you can't use any of these interchangeably. In my latex template, there are lines like: \definecolor{Main}{RGB}{20,189,189}, secondary and so on. So the rest of the template use the main color, the secondary, the accented one, etc, and by just changing the lines by another palette built around the same principles you get another look completely for free.

to3m 11y ago
Funnily enough, as far as I've ever been able to tell, the phrase "LOL colours" would mean "these colours are stupid". (Of course, as I no longer 14 years old, who can say for sure that I've inferred correctly? And I couldn't figure out the right search terms for urbandictionary, which is ordinarily helpful for this sort of question. But I imagine it's somewhat related to this: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=lol+theory http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=lol+theory)
- wingerlang 11y ago
  Based on the name I assumed (before visiting) the site to be some form of satire. After visiting it, I am not sure. Could be, could also be serious.
kevinwang 11y ago
So are you saying that the secondary, accented, etc. values are generated in your program as a function of the main color?
- logicrook 11y ago
  I don't generate the palettes algorithmically[0], but each color is defined by its role. So if you want change the palette, for another one where the values are in roughly the same relation, it is going to work. [0]If you want to do it, there are ways to make it work, but you'll likely spend some time tweaking the algorithm and use another color space than HSV. The issue is that HSV does not map linearly to perception, so naive functions do not map very well across the full circle of hues. So basically it's quicker to do it by hand, unless you need to generate tons of palettes (like for a video-game).

to3m 11y ago

Funnily enough, as far as I've ever been able to tell, the phrase "LOL colours" would mean "these colours are stupid". (Of course, as I no longer 14 years old, who can say for sure that I've inferred correctly? And I couldn't figure out the right search terms for urbandictionary, which is ordinarily helpful for this sort of question. But I imagine it's somewhat related to this: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=lol+theory http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=lol+theory)

wingerlang 11y ago
Based on the name I assumed (before visiting) the site to be some form of satire. After visiting it, I am not sure. Could be, could also be serious.

kevinwang 11y ago

So are you saying that the secondary, accented, etc. values are generated in your program as a function of the main color?

logicrook 11y ago
I don't generate the palettes algorithmically[0], but each color is defined by its role. So if you want change the palette, for another one where the values are in roughly the same relation, it is going to work. [0]If you want to do it, there are ways to make it work, but you'll likely spend some time tweaking the algorithm and use another color space than HSV. The issue is that HSV does not map linearly to perception, so naive functions do not map very well across the full circle of hues. So basically it's quicker to do it by hand, unless you need to generate tons of palettes (like for a video-game).