GoKawiilColor Names launches as open-source, community-built palette of named colors
Color Names is a new open project offering a crowd-sourced library of human-created color names, distributed free under the MIT license. It is available both as an npm package for developers and through an API, and the project accepts community contributions to grow its list.
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The project's creator is funding ongoing development through a 'color adoption' scheme, where supporters pay from $5 to have their name permanently attached to a specific color, suggesting a grassroots monetization model for open-source maintenance. This approach could offer a template for other small open-source projects seeking sustainable funding without ads or subscriptions.
- Color Names is a free, MIT-licensed, community-sourced collection of color names.
- It's distributed via npm package and a public API for developer use.
- Users can financially 'adopt' individual colors starting at $5 to support the project, each adoptable only once.
Source: names.color.pizza, 2026-10-20
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