adewes · March 27, 2025 13:56 · avrilcoghlan · Dec 3, 2015 · dgergel · Sep 7, 2017
diff --git a/generate_random_color.py b/generate_random_color.py
 import random

 def get_random_color(pastel_factor = 0.5):
    return [(x+pastel_factor)/(1.0+pastel_factor) for x in [random.uniform(0,1.0) for i in [1,2,3]]]

 def color_distance(c1,c2):
    return sum([abs(x[0]-x[1]) for x in zip(c1,c2)])

 def generate_new_color(existing_colors,pastel_factor = 0.5):
    max_distance = None
    best_color = None
    for i in range(0,100):
        color = get_random_color(pastel_factor = pastel_factor)
        if not existing_colors:
            return color
        best_distance = min([color_distance(color,c) for c in existing_colors])
        if not max_distance or best_distance > max_distance:
            max_distance = best_distance
            best_color = color
    return best_color

 #Example:

 if __name__ == '__main__':

  #To make your color choice reproducible, uncomment the following line:
  #random.seed(10)

  colors = []

  for i in range(0,10):
      colors.append(generate_new_color(colors),pastel_factor = 0.9)
    
  print "Your colors:",colors
	import random

	def get_random_color(pastel_factor = 0.5):
	return [(x+pastel_factor)/(1.0+pastel_factor) for x in [random.uniform(0,1.0) for i in [1,2,3]]]

	def color_distance(c1,c2):
	return sum([abs(x[0]-x[1]) for x in zip(c1,c2)])

	def generate_new_color(existing_colors,pastel_factor = 0.5):
	max_distance = None
	best_color = None
	for i in range(0,100):
	color = get_random_color(pastel_factor = pastel_factor)
	if not existing_colors:
	return color
	best_distance = min([color_distance(color,c) for c in existing_colors])
	if not max_distance or best_distance > max_distance:
	max_distance = best_distance
	best_color = color
	return best_color

	#Example:

	if __name__ == '__main__':

	#To make your color choice reproducible, uncomment the following line:
	#random.seed(10)

	colors = []

	for i in range(0,10):
	colors.append(generate_new_color(colors),pastel_factor = 0.9)

	print "Your colors:",colors