Inclusive Color Space - Algorithm for diverse skin tones
Show HN: Simple algorithm and color space to generate diverse skin tones
Inclusive Color Space is a project that defines a mathematical color space specifically for generating diverse, plausible human skin tones. It provides a simple algorithm and a custom color picker, making it easy for developers and digital artists to create inclusive character creators, art, and other tools. The project uses PCA and a sphere-to-RGB mapping to cover a wide range of skin tones, addressing the limitations of existing preset palettes. It includes JavaScript and Python implementations, and the math is open for anyone to use.
The goal of this work is to identify the broadest inclusive range of colors in the RGB color space that correspond to plausible, but simplified skin tones.