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David DeSandro
November 08, 2018

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Read color hex codes

How does a colorblind designer work with color? Not with his eyes! Instead I rely on reading color hex codes. Here I share my process into understanding those six-digit codes and related insights into human vision, computer history, and digital color.

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  1. rgb( 200, 42, 84 ) hsl( 344, 65%, 48% )

    $base-color: #C82A54; darken( $base-color, 10% ) lighten( $base-color, 10% )
  2. 1. 3-digit shorthand 2. Line graph 3. Hue from shape

    4. Lightness from total 5. Saturation from range How to read hex codes
  3. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

    10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39
  4. Hex 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Dec

    0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Hex 8 9 A B C D E F Dec 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Hex 10 Dec 16
  5. 0000 0000 0000 1111 0001 0000 1111 1111 Binary 00

    0F 10 FF Hex 0 15 16 255 Dec Byte
  6. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

    A B C D E F Low High Middle
  7. 1. 3-digit shorthand 2. Line graph 3. Hue from shape

    4. Lightness from total 5. Saturation from range #D92 #D49B25
  8. 1. 3-digit shorthand 2. Line graph 3. Hue from shape

    4. Lightness from total 5. Saturation from range #D92 #D49B25
  9. Hue

  10. 1. 3-digit shorthand 2. Line graph 3. Hue from shape

    4. Lightness from total 5. Saturation from range #D92 #D49B25 Orange
  11. 1. 3-digit shorthand 2. Line graph 3. Hue from shape

    4. Lightness from total 5. Saturation from range #D92 #D49B25 Orange Middle
  12. 2 8 D 8 F 0 5 8 A 8

    8 8 Saturated Washed Muted Gray
  13. 2 8 D 8 F 0 5 8 A 8

    8 8 Saturated Washed Muted Gray 2 9 D
  14. 1. 3-digit shorthand 2. Line graph 3. Hue from shape

    4. Lightness from total 5. Saturation from range #D92 #D49B25 Orange Middle Washed
  15. 1. 3-digit shorthand 2. Line graph 3. Hue from shape

    4. Lightness from total 5. Saturation from range #3A538C
  16. 1. 3-digit shorthand 2. Line graph 3. Hue from shape

    4. Lightness from total 5. Saturation from range #3A538C
  17. 1. 3-digit shorthand 2. Line graph 3. Hue from shape

    4. Lightness from total 5. Saturation from range #358
  18. 1. 3-digit shorthand 2. Line graph 3. Hue from shape

    4. Lightness from total 5. Saturation from range #358 #3A538C #358
  19. 1. 3-digit shorthand 2. Line graph 3. Hue from shape

    4. Lightness from total 5. Saturation from range #358 #3A538C Azure 3 5 8
  20. 3 5 8 1. 3-digit shorthand 2. Line graph 3.

    Hue from shape 4. Lightness from total 5. Saturation from range #358 #3A538C Azure Dark
  21. 1. 3-digit shorthand 2. Line graph 3. Hue from shape

    4. Lightness from total 5. Saturation from range #358 #3A538C Azure Dark 3 5 8 Muted
  22. 1. 3-digit shorthand 2. Line graph 3. Hue from shape

    4. Lightness from total 5. Saturation from range #358 #3A538C Azure Dark Muted 3 5 8
  23. #241C15 #403B3B #DBD9D2 #EFEEEA #007C89 #FF3EBF #692340 #00C14E #007C89 #E7B75F

    #D8EACC #C5DBF2 #FBEECA #F9E0FA #FFE01B Original Shorthand #221 #433 #DBD9D2 #EFEEEA #078 #F3B #624 #0C4 #EB5 #DEC #CDF #FEC #FDF #FD2 #078
  24. Shorthand codes are
 easy to change in code #D92 #FB4

    Lighter #C70 Darker #B95 Desaturate #29D Change hue
  25. #241C15 #403B3B #DBD9D2 #EFEEEA #007C89 #FF3EBF #692340 #00C14E #007C89 #E7B75F

    #D8EACC #C5DBF2 #FBEECA #F9E0FA #FFE01B Original Shorthand #221 #433 #DBD9D2 #EFEEEA #078 #F3B #624 #0C4 #EB5 #DEC #CDF #FEC #FDF #FD2 #078
  26. Shorthand #221 #433 #DBD9D2 #EFEEEA #078 #F3B #624 #0C4 #EB5

    #DEC #CDF #FEC #FDF #FD2 #078 You learned Shorthands
 are good