cpick is an interactive color picker for true-color terminals. It allows users to browse a large collection of colors, select values from gradients, and retrieve the results in several numerical or textual representations.
The application provides separate interfaces for hue selection and saturation-value adjustment. Users begin by choosing a hue or selecting from predefined colors, then move to a larger color gradient for more precise adjustment. Navigation uses the arrow keys or Vim-style controls, making it possible to operate the picker without a mouse.
cpick also includes a searchable collection of named colors. Users can search for a color by name or supply values in supported representations, including hexadecimal, RGB, HSV, HSL, and CMYK. Once a selection has been made, the program can return its value in a format suitable for terminal output, application configuration, or software development.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Interactive color selection in true-color terminals.
- Hue selection with a graphical terminal slider.
- Saturation and value adjustment using a color gradient.
- Browse predefined and custom color collections.
- Search for named colors and specific color values.
- Accept hexadecimal, RGB, HSV, HSL, and CMYK values in the search interface.
- Output colors as hexadecimal, RGB, HSV, HSL, CMYK, and decimal values.
- ANSI escape sequence and named-color output.
- CSS and JSON output options.
- Vim-style keyboard controls and arrow-key navigation.
- Keyboard shortcuts for moving between color selection screens.
- Integrated help for navigating the interface.
- Command-line output suitable for scripts and other terminal applications.
Website: github.com/ethanbaker/cpick
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Developer: Ethan Baker
License: Apache License 2.0
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