meodai/color-names resource

Health v2 · maintenance only

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A curated open dataset of over 31,000 unique color names mapped to hex values, maintained by a community with automated quality checks. It is distributed as JSON and an npm package (color-name-list) with a CDN and API for lookup.

Use cases

• find a name for a hex color
• build a color picker with human-readable names
• name generated color palettes in a design tool
• search colors by name in a web app
• get nearest color name for a given rgb value
• use color names in data visualization legends

When to choose

• you need a large, permissively licensed, deduplicated color name list
• you want curated, human-reviewed color names for design or creative tools
• you need a JS package or API for color name lookup

When to avoid

• you need only standard CSS color names
• you need color conversion or manipulation logic rather than names
• you require scientific color standards like Pantone or RAL

Facets

dataset · maturity active

data-generation search-engine data-science web-design developer-tools cross-platform color-names colors hex-colors naming palette dictionary curated-list nodejs

Member repositories

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="meodai/color-names")