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color scala - how to define the colors right : with a real example - saint_m - 04-09-2026
good day dear friends,
currently working on the preparing of a new graphic.
here i need to define the color scala - how to define the colors right
see the example which is me reference - scale of colors:
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how to define the colors - can you gives some reference points (/or colors) here .. in hexa..
i guess that we have the following
yellow #FFFF00 255,255,0
yellow1 #FFFF00 255,255,0
yellow2 #EEEE00 238,238,0
yellow3 CDCD002 05,205,0
yellow4 #8B8B00 139,139,0
DarkOrchid4 #68228B 104,34,139
DarkViolet #9400D3 148,0,211
LavenderBlush FFF0F5 55,240,245
blue 0000FF 0,0,255
blue1 #0000FF 0,0,255
blue2 #0000EE 0,0,238
blue3 #0000CD 0,0,205
orange #FFA500 255,165,0
orange1 #FFA500 255,165,0
orange2 #EE9A00 238,154,0
orange3 #CD8500 205,133,0
hmm - do they fit right -!?
look forward to hear from you
greetings
RE: color scala - how to define the colors right : with a real example - denzjos - 04-09-2026
This can be usefull for you : https://www.w3schools.com/colors/colors_picker.asp (look under 'Color Picker')
Another one for information about colours: you can use a slider to view the colour at a certain position on a coloured bar (scroll down on the website page to LCH Color Mode) https://www.prasannamestha.com/blog/science-of-beautiful-color-gradients
RE: color scala - how to define the colors right : with a real example - saint_m - 04-09-2026
(1 hour ago)good day dear denzjos awesome - many thanks for the quick reply and for sharing your ideas & thoughts. And yes: the links you provide - they are just great. denzjos Wrote:
Another one for information about colours: you can use a slider to view the colour at a certain position on a coloured bar (scroll down on the website page to LCH Color Mode) https://www.prasannamestha.com/blog/science-of-beautiful-color-gradients
i i will definitly have a closer look at them right now. I am so glad to be part of this forum - since it is allways a great /& awesome ressource of help and ideas.
update:
wow - just have visited t he second link and i have to confess: this is so awesome.
. Thank you dear denzjos - this is more than expected. I am really glad! This LCH - thing - is exactly what i was looking for. awesome and outstanding!tLCH Color Mode
Quote:LCH stands for Lightness, Chroma and Hue. It is pretty similar to HSL but is modelled after human vision. Oftentimes, it is referred to as HCL color mode.
HCL or LCH - however you may want to call it, provides a consistent lightness of colors as perceived by human eyes. I prefer this color mode as it enables us to generate gradients with consistent lightness. Here’s an example:
cf. https://www.prasannamestha.com/blog/science-of-beautiful-color-gradients
mille grazie. - have a great day
yours saint_m
i think that your idea brings me into the right direction: thanks alot.
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RE: color scala - how to define the colors right : with a real example - rich2005 - 04-09-2026
Back to basics and what is available in Gimp
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(1) The gimp palette format is very popular. It is a simple table of RGB values. You can add a text note after the RGB values if you want. I used a text editor and cut up your text but you can make a new palette using the palette editor and add colours one-at-a-time.
Looking at your post, it might be a palette file from some other editor. Gimp can import various formats see; https://docs.gimp.org/3.0/en/gimp-palette-dialog.html
(2) Clicking on a palette, brings up the palette editor
(3) Click on an entry in the palette editor to set the FG or BG color
(4) Making a gradient from a palette. Right click on the palette entry and select Palette to Gradient.
As an example that .gpl palette attached. You will have to unzip it.
RE: color scala - how to define the colors right : with a real example - saint_m - 04-09-2026
wow - hi there - good evening dear Rich 2005
this is great; and a true awesome asset - i did not know that we have this awesome options in GIMP (allready)
Quote:Looking at your post, it might be a palette from some other editor. Gimp can import various formats see; https://docs.gimp.org/3.0/en/gimp-palette-dialog.html
(2) Clicking on a palette, brings up the palette editor
(3) Click on an entry to set the FG or BG color
(4) Making a gradient from a palette. Right click on the palette entry and select Palette to Gradient.
.... thank you so much. I will definitly have a closer look at this later tonight
have a great day.
greetings
Saint_M