Color Palette CLI

CLI tool to build color variables and mixins based on a primary color.

Create beautiful color palettes with contrast compliant text coloring. Complimentary, Analogous and Triadic color schemes available. Pseudo class coverage for perfect interaction with elements like buttons.

Install

Using npx is the easiest and quickest way to get started. The CLI will guide you through the process and create your SCSS files in seconds!

$ npx color-palette-cli

CLI Options

• Primary Color (default: #0F4C81) - Your main color choice for the palette. This can be in named, hex, rgb or hsl format. Please make sure to enter colors that do not have an alpha value.

• Secondary Color sets (default: Complimentary) - Here you may pick which set(s) you wish to include in the SCSS files. You can either choose multiple (and remove them later if not needed) or simply pick one.

• Pseudo-Classes (default: true) - Specific if you wish to include pseudo-class colors for hover and active states. This is helpful for creating clear interactivity within your UI.

• Source Directory - A list of possible source directories within your working directory will be presented. Please select one to define where you would like your SCSS files to live.

Config

Color Palette CLI also has support for the use of a local config file to allow quick setup and storable user preferences.

$ npx -p color-palette-cli color-palette-init  // Creates a color-palette.config.js file in the route working directory.

Once your config file is created, continue by calling the installation command via npx and you'll be all setup.

Config Setup

Each of the fields in the config file equate to the CLI options above.

module.exports = {
    primary: '#0f4c81', //String
    colorSets: ['Complimentary'], //String[]
    pseudo: true, //Boolean
    directory: './' //String
}

Examples

Please see the example variables and mixins files to get an idea of what the generated code looks like. These examples include all three color schemes as well as pseudo-classes.

Authors

Tim Dunphy

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE.md file for details.