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Coolors – color scheme generator for designers

49 points by epaga 11y ago

jfe 11y ago
nice try, but adobe got in the game long ago :) https://color.adobe.com/explore/newest/?time=all https://color.adobe.com/explore/newest/?time=all
- pdevr 11y ago
  Applying the same logic: "Google shouldn't have built their search engine because Alta Vista and Yahoo got in the game much before them." It is nice of you to point out an existing product which is similar. But isn't it better to encourage (or provide constructive criticism) rather than dissuade this?
  - jfe 11y ago
    not always. i'm all for the "theme and variations" style of software development, provided the variations offer something distinctly novel. that doesn't seem to be the case here.
- toni 11y ago
  > adobe got in the game long ago Adobe completely ripped off the idea[1] from COLOURlovers[2] [1] http://www.colourlovers.com/web/blog/2007/07/06/for-the-record-adobe-kuler-vs-colourlovers http://www.colourlovers.com/web/blog/2007/07/06/for-the-reco... [2] http://www.colourlovers.com/browse http://www.colourlovers.com/browse
  - tptacek 11y ago
    Doesn't Kuler predate Colourlovers?
    - toni 11y ago
      I believe it doesn't. COLOURlovers was created in 2004 and Kuler in 2006.
      - deleted 11y ago
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      - rexf 11y ago
        Yep, I distinctly remember Kuler launching after CL. And that CL blog post[0] agrees [0] http://www.colourlovers.com/web/blog/2007/07/06/for-the-record-adobe-kuler-vs-colourlovers http://www.colourlovers.com/web/blog/2007/07/06/for-the-reco...
  - daltonlp 11y ago
    Nope! http://www.colr.org/darius.html http://www.colr.org/darius.html
greaterweb 11y ago
I can't view your legal terms without agreeing to your legal terms.
- Zikes 11y ago
  If you click outside the modal it'll dismiss it. Since that's not clicking OK to agree to the legal terms, it's not accepting them.
  - spdustin 11y ago
    I am assuming you're a friendly HN reader offering a workaround, and not the site's dev. Is that correct?
    - Zikes 11y ago
      Yep!
pdevr 11y ago
Awesome. I liked the quick tutorial, which highlights relevant parts of the site while showing tips.
macho_developer 11y ago
This was always a personal favorite of mine. http://paletton.com/ http://paletton.com/
paublyrne 11y ago
I'm not sure about a ten step tutorial before you even get to click on anything, but the app is great fun.
- Retra 11y ago
  Unless you want to use the back button...
josephmx 11y ago
It would be nice if we could start with a "seed" colour
- michaelmior 11y ago
  You can just enter in a colour in one of the boxes and then lock it in.
teddyh 11y ago
Alternatives: http://www.colorschemer.com/online.html http://www.colorschemer.com/online.html http://paletton.com/ http://paletton.com/ And a desktop application: http://home.gna.org/colorscheme/ http://home.gna.org/colorscheme/

49 points by epaga 11y ago

jfe 11y ago

nice try, but adobe got in the game long ago :) https://color.adobe.com/explore/newest/?time=all https://color.adobe.com/explore/newest/?time=all

pdevr 11y ago
Applying the same logic: "Google shouldn't have built their search engine because Alta Vista and Yahoo got in the game much before them." It is nice of you to point out an existing product which is similar. But isn't it better to encourage (or provide constructive criticism) rather than dissuade this?
- jfe 11y ago
  not always. i'm all for the "theme and variations" style of software development, provided the variations offer something distinctly novel. that doesn't seem to be the case here.
toni 11y ago
> adobe got in the game long ago Adobe completely ripped off the idea[1] from COLOURlovers[2] [1] http://www.colourlovers.com/web/blog/2007/07/06/for-the-record-adobe-kuler-vs-colourlovers http://www.colourlovers.com/web/blog/2007/07/06/for-the-reco... [2] http://www.colourlovers.com/browse http://www.colourlovers.com/browse
- tptacek 11y ago
  Doesn't Kuler predate Colourlovers?
  - toni 11y ago
    I believe it doesn't. COLOURlovers was created in 2004 and Kuler in 2006.
    - deleted 11y ago
      [deleted]
    - rexf 11y ago
      Yep, I distinctly remember Kuler launching after CL. And that CL blog post[0] agrees [0] http://www.colourlovers.com/web/blog/2007/07/06/for-the-record-adobe-kuler-vs-colourlovers http://www.colourlovers.com/web/blog/2007/07/06/for-the-reco...
- daltonlp 11y ago
  Nope! http://www.colr.org/darius.html http://www.colr.org/darius.html

greaterweb 11y ago

I can't view your legal terms without agreeing to your legal terms.

Zikes 11y ago
If you click outside the modal it'll dismiss it. Since that's not clicking OK to agree to the legal terms, it's not accepting them.
- spdustin 11y ago
  I am assuming you're a friendly HN reader offering a workaround, and not the site's dev. Is that correct?
  - Zikes 11y ago
    Yep!

pdevr 11y ago

Awesome. I liked the quick tutorial, which highlights relevant parts of the site while showing tips.

macho_developer 11y ago

This was always a personal favorite of mine. http://paletton.com/ http://paletton.com/

paublyrne 11y ago

I'm not sure about a ten step tutorial before you even get to click on anything, but the app is great fun.

Retra 11y ago
Unless you want to use the back button...

josephmx 11y ago

It would be nice if we could start with a "seed" colour

michaelmior 11y ago
You can just enter in a colour in one of the boxes and then lock it in.

teddyh 11y ago

Alternatives: http://www.colorschemer.com/online.html http://www.colorschemer.com/online.html http://paletton.com/ http://paletton.com/ And a desktop application: http://home.gna.org/colorscheme/ http://home.gna.org/colorscheme/