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It's always struck me as odd how there are so many off-white colors in HTML/CSS compared to the rest of the space.


That’s because standard RGB is linear while human perception is closer to logarithmic.


Because there are so many off white colors in wall paint.


You mean all the low-saturation colors you see around the diagonal?


I think that is hat was meant and I wonder about that also.

Adding:

Looking some more I think it would be nice if the rotation could be stopped.

Labeling the axis would be nice also.


> I think it would be nice if the rotation could be stopped.

author said he fixed that, interacting will stop it now


When you switch the list to show just HTML/CSS colors, it's all the colors in the corner.


Vagaries of monitor technology and a lack of calibration/the difficulty of calibrating for lighter colours.




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