What is color-name?
The color-name npm package provides a list of color names and their corresponding hexadecimal color codes. It is a simple mapping of color names to their hex values, which can be useful for various applications where color names need to be converted to hex codes and vice versa.
What are color-name's main functionalities?
Get Hex Code by Color Name
This feature allows you to retrieve the RGB values of a color by providing its name as a key. The output is an array of RGB values.
"use strict";
const colorName = require('color-name');
console.log(colorName['red']); // Outputs: [255, 0, 0]
Check if Color Name Exists
This feature allows you to check if a color name exists within the package's mapping by checking if the key is defined.
"use strict";
const colorName = require('color-name');
console.log(colorName['rebeccapurple'] !== undefined); // Outputs: true
Other packages similar to color-name
color-convert
The color-convert package provides functions for converting between different color formats (e.g., RGB, HSL, HEX, etc.). It offers more comprehensive functionality for color conversions compared to color-name, which only maps color names to RGB values.
tinycolor2
Tinycolor2 is a small, fast library for color manipulation and conversion in JavaScript. It provides many utilities for working with colors, such as color parsing, manipulation, and conversion. It is more feature-rich than color-name, which is focused solely on mapping color names to their hex codes.
chroma-js
Chroma.js is a small-ish zero-dependency JavaScript library for all kinds of color conversions and color scales. It is more advanced than color-name, offering features like color scale generation, color blending, and manipulation.