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Generate visually distinct track colors from a base color

generate_track_colors.Rd

Creates a palette of colors that are visually distinct from each other while maintaining harmony with the base route color. Uses HSL color space to vary hue, saturation, and lightness for maximum distinction.

Usage

generate_track_colors(base_color, n_colors, method = "hue_shift")

Arguments

base_color

Character string, a hex color code (e.g., "#d1af82")

n_colors

Integer, number of distinct colors to generate

method

Character, method for generating colors:

  • "hue_shift": Varies hue while maintaining similar saturation/lightness (default)

  • "complementary": Creates complementary and analogous colors

  • "gradient": Creates a gradient with varying lightness and saturation

Value

Character vector of hex color codes

Examples

# Generate 14 distinct colors from a gold base
generate_track_colors("#d1af82", 14)
#>  [1] "#d1af82" "#E7E5B1" "#CCE59E" "#9BE183" "#68DA78" "#52D196" "#48C6BD"
#>  [8] "#4A98BC" "#5773B7" "#746CB7" "#A183BF" "#C59ACA" "#D7ACCB" "#E0B8C5"

# Use complementary method
generate_track_colors("#d1af82", 14, method = "complementary")
#>  [1] "#d1af82" "#7692BF" "#D9CB98" "#EECCC1" "#2A54CD" "#B2B87C" "#D29FA3"
#>  [8] "#C5CAEA" "#86C136" "#DD578C" "#A4A4CE" "#D0E6C9" "#B54294" "#7062D3"