pick_colors()places each color into RGB space, clusters them with k-means, and returns the colors nearest each cluster center.color_order()reorders colors so that subsequent colors are far from each other in RGB space.color_distance()calculates pairwise distances in RGB space between colors.
Examples
pick_colors(crayons$standard, 10)
#> <palette[10]>
#> light_blue tropical_rain_forest thistle
#> #8FD8D8 #00755E #D8BFD8
#> cerise peach shadow
#> #DA3287 #FFCBA4 #837050
#> blue_violet blue_green burnt_sienna
#> #6456B7 #0095B7 #E97451
#> crayellow
#> #F1D651
color_order(crayons$standard)
#> <palette[124]>
#> red robin_s_egg_blue inchworm
#> #ED0A3F #00CCCC #AFE313
#> blue_iii pink_flamingo scarlet
#> #0066FF #FC74FD #FD0E35
#> green lemon_yellow midnight_blue
#> #01A638 #FFFF9F #003366
#> piggy_pink mango_tango cerulean
#> #FDD7E4 #E77200 #02A4D3
#> canary razzmatazz navy_blue
#> #FFFF99 #E30B5C #0066CC
#> caribbean_green red_orange cool_mint
#> #00CC99 #FF681F #DDEBEC
#> outer_space wild_strawberry pacific_blue
#> #2D383A #FF3399 #009DC4
#> yellow tropical_rain_forest sunset_orange
#> #FBE870 #00755E #FE4C40
#> powder_blue jazzberry_jam blue_green
#> #C0D5F0 #A50B5E #0095B7
#> dandelion banana_mania pine_green
#> #FED85D #FBE7B2 #01796F
#> orange bluetiful cotton_candy
#> #FF8833 #3C69E7 #FFB7D5
#> fuzzy_wuzzy turquoise_blue teal_blue
#> #87421F #6CDAE7 #008080
#> burnt_orange spring_green denim
#> #FF7034 #ECEBBD #1560BD
#> maroon crayellow sky_blue
#> #C32148 #F1D651 #76D7EA
#> purple_heart orange_red aquamarine
#> #652DC1 #FF5349 #95E0E8
#> mahogany mountain_meadow yellow_orange
#> #CA3435 #1AB385 #FFAE42
#> lavender_ii goldenrod green_blue
#> #FBAED2 #FCD667 #2887C8
#> brick_red shamrock apricot
#> #C62D42 #33CC99 #FDD5B1
#> raw_umber carnation_pink violet_red
#> #665233 #FFA6C9 #F7468A
#> maize cornflower eggplant
#> #F2C649 #93CCEA #614051
#> almond jungle_green magenta
#> #EED9C4 #29AB87 #F653A6
#> green_yellow cerise periwinkle
#> #F1E788 #DA3287 #C3CDE6
#> indigo orange_yellow oatmeal
#> #4F69C6 #F8D568 #D9DAD2
#> royal_purple light_blue bittersweet
#> #6B3FA0 #8FD8D8 #FE6F5E
#> plum peach vivid_violet
#> #8E3179 #FFCBA4 #803790
#> timberwolf brown blue_violet
#> #D9D6CF #AF593E #6456B7
#> tan red_violet thistle
#> #FA9D5A #BB3385 #D8BFD8
#> fern melon sepia
#> #63B76C #FEBAAD #9E5B40
#> sea_green chestnut purple_mountains_majesty
#> #93DFB8 #B94E48 #D6AEDD
#> macaroni_and_cheese fuchsia yellow_green
#> #FFB97B #C154C1 #C5E17A
#> violet_blue burnt_sienna forest_green
#> #766EC8 #E97451 #5FA777
#> orchid tickle_me_pink granny_smith_apple
#> #E29CD2 #FC80A5 #9DE093
#> shadow salmon raw_sienna
#> #837050 #FF91A4 #D27D46
#> wisteria desert_sand asparagus
#> #C9A0DC #EDC9AF #7BA05B
#> blush blue_gray vivid_tangerine
#> #DB5079 #C8C8CD #FF9980
#> violet_ii mulberry wild_blue_yonder
#> #8359A3 #C8509B #7A89B8
#> beaver pink_sherbert blue_bell
#> #926F5B #F7A38E #9999CC
#> olive_green mauvelous gold_ii
#> #B5B35C #F091A9 #E6BE8A
#> lavender_i silver cadet_blue
#> #BF8FCC #C9C0BB #A9B2C3
#> copper antique_brass gray
#> #DA8A67 #C88A65 #8B8680
#> tumbleweed manatee white
#> #DEA681 #8D90A1 #FFFFFF
#> black
#> #000000
color_distance(crayons$standard[1:4])
#> red robin_s_egg_blue inchworm blue_iii
#> red 0.0000 337.1735 229.9326 318.5859
#> robin_s_egg_blue 337.1735 0.0000 255.6932 114.0395
#> inchworm 229.9326 255.6932 0.0000 319.2898
#> blue_iii 318.5859 114.0395 319.2898 0.0000