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colorinator — React Tool Template

By jashgopani

Colorinator is a React palette generator based on the 60-30-10 color rule. Enter a primary color to get a combination of primary, secondary, and accent colors, with a live preview of the entire site.

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Generates a three-color combination of primary, secondary, and accent colors according to the 60-30-10 rule

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Colors are derived from contrast differences rather than randomly; text colors are calculated based on contrast with the background

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Enter a hexadecimal primary color or click SHUFFLE to get a primary color, with the entire site interface applying the palette in real time

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INVERT THEME swaps primary and secondary colors to preview the reversed 30-60-10 effect

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Browse historical palettes with the < and > buttons; SAVE stores the theme in browser local storage

Template Details

Colorinator is a palette generation tool written in React, built around the 60-30-10 color rule in UI design. The user enters the desired primary color as a hexadecimal value, or clicks the SHUFFLE button to get a random primary color. The page then generates corresponding secondary and accent colors and applies the entire palette to the website's own interface, creating a dynamic preview.

Colors are not generated randomly; the README states they are derived from contrast differences. Text colors are also calculated based on contrast with the background color. The tool provides an INVERT THEME button to swap the primary and secondary colors, giving a direct feel for the reversed 30-60-10 effect.

Generated records can be browsed back and forth through history using the < and > buttons, and the SAVE button stores the theme in the browser's local storage. The README's Future Releases section lists plans not yet implemented: adding copy buttons to saved palettes to copy individual hexadecimal color values, and importing/exporting palettes for cross-device synchronization.

The project is released under the MIT license. The repository includes a demo GIF aside from build artifacts, and the demo site is hosted on GitHub Pages. The README does not specify tech stack versions, build methods, or testing, nor does it provide production deployment instructions.

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Use Cases

  • Quickly determine a set of primary, secondary, and accent colors for interface design
  • Visually check how a color scheme looks when applied to a page in the browser
  • Save several color schemes for reference or reuse in later projects

Suitable For

  • Front-end and UI designers who need to quickly pick colors according to the 60-30-10 rule
  • Developers who want to enter a primary color and get matching secondary and accent colors
  • Web designers who want to visually compare the effect of inverting a color scheme

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    The code is released under the MIT license and can be used, modified, commercialized, and distributed for free; when distributing, the copyright notice and the full MIT license notice must be retained

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    Third-party assets such as demo images, fonts, and icons must be checked separately under their respective licenses

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    The README does not provide installation and build steps; before use, check the repository structure to confirm how to run it

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    The project is hosted on GitHub Pages; external services such as domains and hosting may incur additional costs

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Partly documented · 68 / 100
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React
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# Colorinator

A quick color palette generator based on the 60-30-10 rule of UI design. 

[![GitHub license](https://img.shields.io/github/license/jashgopani/colorinator?style=for-the-badge)](https://github.com/jashgopani/colorinator)
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![Colorinator Demo Gif](./colorinator-demo.gif)

## Features
- Primary, Secondary and Accent colors are generated
- Colors generated are **NOT RANDOM** ; they are derived using difference of contrast ratio
- Font colors used are calculated based on contrast ratio with background color
- Live preview of invert theme (swapping primary and secondary color)
- Save themes to local storage for future use
- Dynamic look of website makes it easy for you to visualize the look and feel of color palette
- Navigate through the history of color palette

## How to use ?
- Simply paste the hex code which you want for your primary color, or click on the **SHUFFLE** button to fetch a primary color for you.
- The website then generates you the complementary secondary and accent colors and applies to the whole website. 
- Use the **<** and **>** buttons to traverse through the history of colors generated.
- Use the **SAVE** button to save the theme locally.
- The **INVERT THEME** button swaps the primary and secondary color to give you a feel of 30-60-10 effect.

## Future Releases
1. Copy button on saved theme palettes, to individually copy the hex code to clipboard
2. Import and Export palettes to sync between devices

## Demand a feture / Report a bug
Raise an issue [here](https://github.com/jashgopani/colorinator/issues) and I'll act upon it based on its feasibilty 🙃
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