Agave – colorscheme designer tool for GNOME

Last Updated on July 10, 2021

Agave is a very simple application for the GNOME desktop that allows you to generate a variety of color schemes from a single starting color.

Choose a starting color by clicking on the color button or selecting a color from the palette, and then select a scheme type from the combo box. The generated scheme is then displayed in the main window.

Agave was previously known as GNOME Colorscheme.

Features include:

  • Generate 6 different types of color schemes: Complements, Split Complements, Triads, Tetrads, Analogous, and Monochromatic.
  • Select a color that’s displayed anywhere on the screen (“dropper” tool).
  • Easily change the lightness or saturation of a color scheme with a toolbar button.
  • Copy the hexstring (e.g. “#336699”) of a color to the clipboard for use in CSS and HTML files.
  • Save your favorite colors to a ‘Favorites’ list for easy reference and export your favorites as a Gimp Palette file.
  • Navigate back and forward through history of previously selected colors.
  • Choose colors from a palette of pre-defined “web-safe” colors (more palettes to come soon).
  • Drag and Drop between Agave and the Gimp, as well as many other programs.
  • Generate a random color scheme if you’re stuck and need some inspiration.
  • User interface translated into English, Dutch, German, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Czech, and Bulgarian.

Website: launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/agave
Support:
Developer: Jonathon Jongsma
License: GNU GPL

Agave is written in C++. Learn C++ with our recommended free books and free tutorials.

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Reinhard
Reinhard
5 years ago

The link provided is no longer valid. Where can I find this tool ?

Neil Martin
Neil Martin
5 years ago
Reply to  Reinhard

Just use a package manager like Synaptic. Many distributions still carry Agave in their repositories.

Bryan Kilman
Bryan Kilman
5 years ago

There’s no sign of a website. Looks like development of Agave has ceased.