Data-driven color coordinator
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1. A method for providing color coordination to a user 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;
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;
displaying at least one color palette;
fine-tuning the first color byaccessing a color data structure associated with the first color and retrieving a color specified in the color data structure corresponding to the characteristic being fine-tuned,wherein the one or more color palettes retrieved are associated with the fine-tuned color, andwherein the color data structure includesa unique identifier for the color data structure,a source identifier indicating the source of the corresponding color,a plurality of color metrics defining the corresponding color,a plurality of references to other data structures representing neighboring colors in color space, the neighboring colors having different color characteristics than the corresponding color, anda usage identifier indicating the types of uses for which the corresponding color is appropriate.
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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 to a user 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; 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; displaying at least one color palette; fine-tuning the first color by accessing a color data structure associated with the first color and retrieving a color specified in the color data structure corresponding to the characteristic being fine-tuned, wherein the one or more color palettes retrieved are associated with the fine-tuned color, and wherein the color data structure includes a unique identifier for the color data structure, a source identifier indicating the source of the corresponding color, a plurality of color metrics defining the corresponding color, a plurality of references to other data structures representing neighboring colors in color space, the neighboring colors having different color characteristics than the corresponding color, and a usage identifier indicating the types of uses for which the corresponding color is appropriate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A paint color selection and coordination system comprising:
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a color data structure stored on a computer-readable medium 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; a user color selection interface permitting a user to select the first color; and 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 (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. 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; 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; displaying at least one of the color palettes; and wherein the color palette includes a trim color, a wall color, and an accent color.
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