uxfreak / nearest-pantone

JavaScript library to find the nearest Pantone color name for a given hex color. Uses CIEDE2000 color difference algorithm

nearest-pantone

JavaScript library to find the nearest Pantone color name for a given hex color. It uses CIEDE2000 color difference algorithm

Prerequisites

node

Installing

This module is also available as a NPM module, just install and start using in your project

You can view it at (NPM Link)[https://www.npmjs.com/package/nearest-pantone]

Install the NPM module using the following command

npm install nearest-pantone

And then require the module in your code by adding this:

const pant = require("nearest-pantone")

The input color needs to in HEX format eg. "#b37256"

Pass the input color as an argument in the following function

pant.getClosestColor(inputColor)

It'll return an object like this

{
	pantone : "16-1429", 
	name: "sunburn", 
	hex: "#b37256"
}

Here is a complete example to print the pantone name of the nearest color

const pant = require("nearest-pantone")

const inputColor = "#b37256"
const pantoneColor = pant.getClosestColor(inputColor)

console.log(pantoneColor.name)

// sunburn

Built With

• Color Diff

License

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