Data-driven color coordinator
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1. A method for providing color coordination comprising:
- receiving a starting color for which coordinating colors are sought;
associating the starting color with a first color in a color database, the first color being the closest matching color in the color database to the starting color; and
retrieving one or more color palettes associated with the first color, each palette including one or more coordinating colors, the coordinating colors being predetermined based on the first color and a color coordination algorithm.
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Abstract
A color selection and coordination system including a database of predetermined color relationships implementing a data-driven color model. A starting color is associated with a first color in the color database. One or more predefined color palettes associated with the first color are retrieved. Each palette including one or more coordinating colors, the coordinating colors being predetermined based on the first color and a color coordination algorithm.
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1. A method for providing color coordination comprising:
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receiving a starting color for which coordinating colors are sought;
associating the starting color with a first color in a color database, the first color being the closest matching color in the color database to the starting color; and
retrieving one or more color palettes associated with the first color, each palette including one or more coordinating colors, the coordinating colors being predetermined based on the first color and a color coordination algorithm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A paint color selection and coordination system comprising:
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a color data structure representing a first color and its relationship to other colors, the data structure including a unique identifier for the data structure;
a source identifier indicating the source of the first color;
a plurality of color metrics defining the first color;
a plurality of references to other data structures representing neighboring colors in color space, the neighboring colors having different color characteristics than the first color;
a usage identifier indicating the types of usages for which the first color is appropriate; and
a user color selection interface permitting a user to select the first color;
retrieving a color palette associated with the first color, each palette including one or more coordinating colors, the coordinating colors being predetermined based on the first color and a color coordination algorithm. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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