roloc-package {roloc}

Convert Colour Specification to Colour Name

Description

Functions to convert an R colour specification to a colour name. The user can select and create different lists of colour names and different colour metrics for the conversion.

Details

The DESCRIPTION file:

Package:	roloc
Type:	Package
Title:	Convert Colour Specification to Colour Name
Version:	0.1-2
Author:	Paul Murrell
Maintainer:	Paul Murrell <[e-mail]>
Description:	Functions to convert an R colour specification to a colour name. The user can select and create different lists of colour names and different colour metrics for the conversion.
License:	GPL-2 | GPL-3
Imports:	grDevices, methods, parallel, colorspace
Suggests:	grid, ggplot2, testthat

Index of help topics:

HTMLcolours             HTML colour names
NBScolours              ISCC-NBS colour dictionary
NgaTae                  Simple Maori Colour Names
Rcolours                The standard R colour names
ReseneColours           Resene colour dictionary
colourList              Define a list of colour names
colourMatch             Match Colour Specifications to Colour Names
colourName              Convert a colour specification to a colour name
colourSwatch            Colour Conversion Diagram
euclideanLUV            Euclidean colour metrics
roloc-package           Convert Colour Specification to Colour Name
simpleColours           Simple Colour Names

The main function in this package is colourName(), which takes one or more colour specifications and returns a matching colour name.

Author(s)

Paul Murrell

Maintainer: Paul Murrell <[e-mail]>

References

Murrell, P. (2018). "Generating Colour Names: The 'roloc' Package for R." Technical Report 2018-01, Department of Statistics, The University of Auckland. https://www.stat.auckland.ac.nz/~paul/Reports/roloc/intro/roloc.html

See Also

colourName

Examples

colourName("#FF0000")