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The short version
Simple equations and a color picker to inclusively select simplified skin tones in a custom color space for digital art or game development.
Why it drew attention
The collected source record shows 494 points, 91 comments, and published 2026-08-04.
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Bottom line
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Read the original discussion
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At a glance
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Sources and methodology
This guide uses public records collected on 2026-08-05. Source completeness is High; this label is not a product rating.
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- Comments at collection: 91 — official record
- Points at collection: 494 — official record
- Author: automatoney — official record
- Discussion text: Hello HN! I found that picking out plausible but diverse skin tones for my digital art and game development projects was kind of difficult, and I got curious about if there was a way to define a color space that made it easy. I've built a color picker and procedural generation algorithm based on the space as well as a bunch of other fun js features and demos throughout the page that use the equations. If you find it interesting, I have lots of explanations of how I built it and what properties the space has. The methodology might be a bit shaky, but hopefully the result is as helpful for others as I have found it! There's lots of room for improvements (see the Future Work section), but I'm r — official record
- Hacker News item: 49.2M — official record
- Published: 2026-08-04 — official record
- Story title: Show HN: Simple algorithm and color space to generate diverse skin tones — official record
- Original source summary: Simple equations and a color picker to inclusively select simplified skin tones in a custom color space for digital art or game development. — official record
Evidence limitations
- Hacker News points and comments are time-specific attention signals, not independent verification of the linked claims.
- Official metadata was collected as source evidence; no independent installation, benchmark, security audit, or practical product evaluation is claimed.
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