sharkdp/pastel
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A command-line tool to generate, analyze, convert and manipulate colors observed · 2026-09-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
66/100
- Activity 72
- Release rhythm 39
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 117
- age_days: 2697
- days_rel: 248
- days_push: 173
- n_releases_24m: 2
Adoption not part of the score
6509 stars · 133 forks observed · 2026-09-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
pastel is a command-line tool written in Rust to generate, analyze, convert, and manipulate colors. It supports many color formats and spaces such as RGB, HSL, CIELAB, CIELCh, and ANSI 8-bit/24-bit representations, with composable subcommands for shell pipelines.
Use cases
- convert a color from hex to hsl
- generate visually distinct colors for charts
- pick a color from the screen
- name a hex color from css color names
- print colorized text in shell scripts
- mix and lighten colors from the terminal
When to choose
- you need quick color conversion or manipulation in the terminal
- you want composable color commands in shell pipelines
- you need ANSI color output or readable text/background pairs in scripts
When to avoid
- you need a GUI color picker or design tool
- you need color management for images or ICC profiles
Facets
cli-tool · maturity stable
cli developer-tools developer-tools graphics cli windows rust cross-platform color-conversion color-manipulation terminal color-spaces ansi-colors command-line linux macos
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/sharkdp/pastel · fetched 2026-09-28 · 6605cf8ca842
- registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/pastel · fetched 2026-08-29 · eeb1e4e22a4a
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| sharkdp/pastel | main | 66 |
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