Color Explorer and Filter Tool | Colors Encyclopedia

modeExplorer mode identifier

inputControlsAvailable human filter controls

datasetFilterable dataset dimensions

exampleFiltersUseful query patterns

outputFieldsFields shown in search results

relatedEndpointsMachine-readable API links

Structured sections

Explorer identity

{
  "mode": "color-explorer",
  "title": "Color Explorer",
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/color-explorer/"
}

Input controls

[
  "search query",
  "semantic tag",
  "minimum popularity",
  "maximum luminance",
  "minimum saturation",
  "family filters",
  "temperature filters",
  "tone filters",
  "WCAG AA filter",
  "WCAG AAA filter"
]

Dataset dimensions

{
  "editorialColors": 500,
  "families": [
    "blue",
    "cyan",
    "gray",
    "green",
    "orange",
    "pink",
    "purple",
    "red",
    "yellow"
  ],
  "temperatures": [
    "cool",
    "neutral",
    "warm"
  ],
  "tones": [
    "balanced",
    "bright",
    "classic",
    "dark",
    "earth-tone",
    "jewel-tone",
    "light",
    "muted",
    "neutral",
    "pastel",
    "vibrant"
  ]
}

Example filters

[
  {
    "label": "Pastel blues",
    "query": "pastel",
    "family": "blue",
    "tone": "pastel"
  },
  {
    "label": "Accessible greens",
    "family": "green",
    "wcag": "AA"
  },
  {
    "label": "Muted UI colors",
    "tag": "ui",
    "tone": "muted"
  }
]

Related endpoints

[
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/tools/color-explorer.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/wcag/accessible-colors.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "mode": "color-explorer",
  "title": "Color Explorer",
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/color-explorer/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/tools/color-explorer.json",
  "description": "Filter the editorial color dataset by family, tone, temperature, luminance, saturation, popularity, tags, and WCAG accessibility.",
  "inputControls": [
    "search query",
    "semantic tag",
    "minimum popularity",
    "maximum luminance",
    "minimum saturation",
    "family filters",
    "temperature filters",
    "tone filters",
    "WCAG AA filter",
    "WCAG AAA filter"
  ],
  "dataset": {
    "editorialColors": 500,
    "families": [
      "blue",
      "cyan",
      "gray",
      "green",
      "orange",
      "pink",
      "purple",
      "red",
      "yellow"
    ],
    "temperatures": [
      "cool",
      "neutral",
      "warm"
    ],
    "tones": [
      "balanced",
      "bright",
      "classic",
      "dark",
      "earth-tone",
      "jewel-tone",
      "light",
      "muted",
      "neutral",
      "pastel",
      "vibrant"
    ]
  },
  "exampleFilters": [
    {
      "label": "Pastel blues",
      "query": "pastel",
      "family": "blue",
      "tone": "pastel"
    },
    {
      "label": "Accessible greens",
      "family": "green",
      "wcag": "AA"
    },
    {
      "label": "Muted UI colors",
      "tag": "ui",
      "tone": "muted"
    }
  ],
  "outputFields": [
    "name",
    "hex",
    "family",
    "temperature",
    "tone",
    "popularity",
    "url"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "color discovery",
    "design-system filtering",
    "WCAG color selection",
    "AI color retrieval"
  ],
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/tools/color-explorer.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/wcag/accessible-colors.json"
  ]
}

Color Explorer

Machine-Readable Color Explorer Data (JSON)