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palette

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Convert and manage colors with a focus on correctness, flexibility and ease of use.

Last release 2 months ago
02 Aug 2026
Release timing varies
gaps range from 4 weeks to 2.3 years
Nearly every release is documented
notes for 18 of 18 stable releases
Nothing withdrawn
no release was ever pulled
11 years old
18 releases · first in 2016

Release timeline

18 releases since 2016

2016201820202022

Releases

0.7.72 Aug 2026Deprecated
[#427][427]: Deprecate encoding::gamma and its content.
[#476][476]: Fix normalize_unsigned_angle output for very small numbers. Closes [#473][473].

[#474][474]: Fix conversion into HSLuv when L is near or below 0, or near or above 100. Closes [#472][472].

[#465][465]: Document feature flags. Closes [#415][415].

[#462][462]: Increase MSRV to 1.71.0.

[#456][456]: Updates documentation of palette::alpha module.

[#437][437]: Introduce palette_math and refactor gamma LUT code.

[#427][427]: Deprecate encoding::gamma and its content.

[#416][416]: Add FromLinear and IntoLinear lookup table creation to build script.

[#424][424]: Add Rgb::from_hex and implement parsing for u16, u32, f32, f64. Closes [#420][420], [#306][306].

[#422][422]: Add named color iterators and remove phf macro dependency. Closes [#421][421].

[#413][413]: Add ProPhoto RGB standard.

[#412][412]: Add DCI-P3, DCI-P3+, and Display P3. Closes [#367][367].

[#411][411]: Add Adobe RGB.

[#410][410]: Add Rec. 709 and Rec. 2020.

[#407][407]: Rework chromatic adaptation. Closes [#244][244].

[#406][406]: Add conversion matrix and Convert{Once} traits.

[#405][405]: Make hue ::from_degrees and some palette::cast::* functions const fn.

[#400][400]: Implement LMS. Closes [#352][352].
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[#390][390]: Add From implementations for changing Rgb component types between u8, f32 and f64.
[#342][342]: Implement CAM16. Closes [#199][199].
[#386][386]: Fix angle conversion from f32 to u8. Closes [#385][385].
[#384][384]: Add traits for color schemes from traditional color theory.

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0.7.428 Jan 2024

[#373][373]: Add an "alloc" feature and make tests work with any feature combination. Closes [#366][366].

[#373][373]: Add an "alloc" feature and make tests work with any feature combination. Closes [#366][366].
[#374][374]: Fix typo about max range of u8.
[#369][369]: Fix potential NaN from converting to Okhsl when the input is white or black. Closes [#368][368].
[#355][355]: Add traits for delta E and the improved formulas from Huang et al.
[#351][351]: Improve some documentation for beginners.
[#347][347]: Implements Rgba::from_str().

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0.7.310 Aug 2023

346: Version 0.7.3 r=Ogeon a=github-actions[bot]

Prepare release 0.7.3

Co-authored-by: Ogeon Ogeon@users.noreply.github.com
Co-authored-by: Erik Hedvall erikwhedvall@gmail.com

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Additional notes

[#345][345]: Add ArraysAs, AsArrays, and corresponding traits for components and uints.
[#344][344]: Fix Oklab from Oklch hue conversion.
[#343][343]: Spelling fixes.
[#338][338]: Add traits for casting collections of colors to and from other data types.

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0.7.221 May 2023

333: Version 0.7.2 r=Ogeon a=github-actions[bot]

Prepare release 0.7.2

Co-authored-by: Ogeon Ogeon@users.noreply.github.com

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Additional notes

[#332][332]: Fix NaN values from Okhsv when saturation is > 0 and value == 0. Closes [#330][330].
[#328][328]: Add the HyAB color difference metric. Closes [#318][318].
[#326][326]: Add a Wcag21RelativeContrast trait and deprecate RelativeContrast.
[#320][320]: Implement struct-of-arrays (SoA) utilities. Closes [#305][305].
[#323][323]: Add saturating_add and saturating_sub for integer based colors. Closes [#322][322].
[#321][321]: Spelling fixes.
[#316][316]: Add EuclideanDistance and Ciede2000 traits, deprecate ColorDifference. Closes [#288][288].

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0.7.116 Apr 2023

315: Version 0.7.1 r=Ogeon a=github-actions[bot]

Prepare release 0.7.1

Co-authored-by: Ogeon Ogeon@users.noreply.github.com
Co-authored-by: Erik Hedvall erikwhedvall@gmail.com

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Additional notes

[#313][313]: Improve serializing. Closes [#130][130].
[#312][312]: Remove impl<C> $op_trait<PreAlpha<C>> for {f32,f64} impls to work around issue #283. Closes [#283][283].

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0.7.010 Apr 2023

311: Version 0.7.0 r=Ogeon a=github-actions[bot]

Prepare release 0.7.0

Co-authored-by: Ogeon Ogeon@users.noreply.github.com

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Additional notes

[#308][308]: Allow RGB/XYZ conversion matrices to be pre-defined.
[#307][307]: Update syn and dev dependencies.
[#302][302]: Lift linearity restriction for Rgb and Luma and update docs.
[#301][301]: Remove the Gradient type and its module. Closes [#152][152], [#156][156].
[#282][282]: Add Okhsv, Okhsl and Okhwb.
[#297][297]: Expose doc comment for Rgb::from_str.
[#286][286]: Reduce the minimum compile time a bit.
[#279][279]: Split the TransferFn trait and add lookup tables for sRGB. Closes [#126][126], [#245][245].
[#278][278]: Implement SIMD support and add wide integration.
[#273][273]: Split and rework the Blend trait and bump MSRV to 1.55.0. Closes [#243][243].
[#272][272]: Fix broken link to SVG color names.
[#270][270]: Correcting documentation link.
[#269][269]: Rework component traits to be more granular and remove num_traits.
[#257][257]: Add in-place conversion traits for slices and references.
[#256][256]: Implement FromColorUnclamped and FromColor for Vec<T> and Box<[T]>.
[#255][255]: Add unsigned integer casting to cast and make Packed general purpose.
[#254][254]: Replace the Pixel trait with ArrayCast and cast functions and increase the MSRV to 1.51.0.
[#251][251]: Split Saturate into Saturate and Desaturate.
[#250][250]: Split the Hue trait into more specific traits.
[#249][249]: Split Shade into Lighten and Darken, and add *Assign variants.
[#248][248]: Add a MixAssign trait and remove the Float requirement from Mix.
[#247][247]: Split Clamp into smaller traits and implement for [T].
[#246][246]: Make most operator traits take their input by value and change TransferFn to TransferFn<T>.
[#240][240]: Add an Any white point. Closes [#194][194].
[#239][239]: Make color constructors const and remove or replace all with_wp. Closes [#134][134].
[#238][238]: Relax trait bounds for all color types.

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0.6.012 Jul 2021

237: Version 0.6.0 r=Ogeon a=github-actions[bot]

Prepare release 0.6.0

Co-authored-by: Ogeon Ogeon@users.noreply.github.com
Co-authored-by: Erik Hedvall erikwhedvall@gmail.com

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Additional notes

[#235][235]: Upgrade phf to 0.9 and enable named_from_str for no_std.
[#200][200]: Add Oklab support. Closes [#222][222].
[#231][231]: Update approx and find-crate dependencies.
[#229][229]: Implement bytemuck::Zeroable and bytemuck::Pod for every color type.
[#225][225]: Add Hsluv support. Closes [#112][112].
[#223][223]: Add Lchuv support.
[#221][221]: Add CIE Luv support.
[#217][217]: Implement relative and absolute methods for Lighten/Darken, Saturate. Closes [#215][215].
[#216][216]: Add doc alias, doc cleanups, remove trait from Packed struct.
[#211][211]: Implement PartialEq/Eq for all colorspaces, Alpha, PreAlpha, and LabHue/RgbHue. Closes [#206][206].
[#210][210]: Rename Limited trait to Clamp. Closes [#209][209].
[#205][205]: Generalizing gradients and add constant gradients. Closes [#62][62].
[#190][190]: Convert documentation to intra doc links, add default whitepoint for Lab/Lch, make code fixups. Closes [#177][177].
[#189][189]: Correct scaling on random distribution of Lab/Lch.
[#188][188]: Allow HSV, HSL and HWB to represent nonlinear RGB. Closes [#160][160], [#187][187].
[#184][184]: Optimize into_component for float_to_uint, u8 to f32/f64.
[#183][183]: Optimize matrix functions, color conversion performance.
[#176][176]: Rewrite the conversion traits to work more like From and Into. Closes [#41][41], [#111][111].
[#175][175]: Add feature "random" for random color generation using rand crate. Closes [#174][174].
[#173][173]: Add functions to get min/max component values for all color types, alpha.
[#170][170]: Add {into,from}_u32 methods for RGB/A, Packed struct for u32 representations of RGBA. Closes [#144][144].
[#164][164]: Implement WCAG contrast ratio calculations.
[#162][162]: Implement CIEDE2000 color difference for Lab/Lch. Closes [#143][143].
[#161][161]: Split the Component trait into more specific traits.
[#157][157]: Implement FromStr method for Rgb<S, u8>. Closes [#148][148].
[#158][158]: Make Take iterator for gradient inclusive of both end colors, add tests.
[#154][154]: Add DoubleEndedIterator impl for gradient::Take. Closes [#153][153].
[#137][137]: Add some missing From impls between Srgb and LinSrgb types.

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0.5.017 Nov 2019

[#149][149]: Use libm through num_traits, and update all dependencies.

[#149][149]: Use libm through num_traits, and update all dependencies.
[#142][142]: Make libm optional. Closes [#116][116].
[#138][138]: Fix no_std build failure.
[#136][136]: Update dependencies and remove --release flag from feature tests.
[#135][135]: Round to nearest instead of down when converting components to integers.
[#127][127]: fix no_std. Closes [#125][125].
[#124][124]: Update approx dependency to 0.3.
[#119][119]: Remove the color enum. Closes [#72][72].
[#118][118]: Implement assign ops. Closes [#94][94].
[#110][110]: No std support. Closes [#108][108].
[#106][106]: Add Extended Conversion Trait.
[#104][104]: Update image and approx crate dependency. Closes [#101][101], [#100][100].

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0.4.026 May 2018

[#99][99]: Fix into and from component tuple conversion for Yxy.

[#99][99]: Fix into and from component tuple conversion for Yxy.
[#98][98]: Add conversion to and from component tuples. Closes [#87][87].
[#97][97]: Add hexadecimal formatting to Alpha, Luma and Rgb. Closes [#80][80].
[#96][96]: Reexport derives from the main library. Closes [#91][91].
[#93][93]: Make it possible to derive Pixel. Closes [#85][85].
[#92][92]: Add transparency support when deriving FromColor and IntoColor. Closes [#86][86].
[#90][90]: Add serde support as an optional feature. Closes [#83][83].
[#89][89]: Improve the hue types a bit. Closes [#75][75].
[#84][84]: Make it possible to derive IntoColor and FromColor. Closes [#82][82].
[#81][81]: Make a new system for converting to and from arrays and slices. Closes [#74][74].

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