AI-ready dataset

Colors Encyclopedia Dataset

Colors Encyclopedia publishes an AI-ready static dataset for color lookup, HEX atlas values, brand color references, palettes, harmonies, comparisons, WCAG accessibility, CSS utilities, tools, and crawler ingestion.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, the dataset is designed as a transparent color knowledge graph: humans can navigate hub pages, while crawlers and applications can ingest static JSON APIs, manifests, audit resources, and sitemap partitions.

Sections

JSON API groups Versioning Ingestion

Resources

API Hub Manifest Audit

1.0.0dataset version

500source colors

40,000HEX atlas routes

4API groups

statsRoute, API, and dataset size metrics

endpointGroupsGrouped static API resources

versioningCurrent and planned dataset releases

ingestionGuidelinesCrawler and AI ingestion guidance

relatedEndpointsMachine-readable dataset resources

Structured sections

Dataset stats

{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "sourceColors": 500,
  "editorialColors": 346,
  "cssNamedColors": 148,
  "hexAtlas": 40000,
  "palettes": 501,
  "comparisons": 676,
  "routeCaps": {
    "cssMinPopularity": 30,
    "harmoniesMinPopularity": 20,
    "paletteMinPopularity": 40,
    "comparisonMinPopularity": 50
  },
  "maxNonAtlasRoutes": 5000,
  "maxBuildDurationMs": 40000
}

Endpoint groups

[
  {
    "key": "core",
    "label": "Core Dataset APIs",
    "count": 7,
    "endpoints": [
      "/api/colors.json",
      "/api/hex.json",
      "/api/palettes.json",
      "/api/harmonies.json",
      "/api/compare.json",
      "/api/brand-colors.json",
      "/api/tools.json"
    ]
  },
  {
    "key": "taxonomy",
    "label": "Taxonomy APIs",
    "count": 4,
    "endpoints": [
      "/api/colors/by-family/green.json",
      "/api/colors/by-tone/pastel.json",
      "/api/colors/by-temperature/cool.json",
      "/api/wcag/accessible-colors.json"
    ]
  },
  {
    "key": "detail",
    "label": "Detail APIs",
    "count": 7,
    "endpoints": [
      "/api/colors/sage-green.json",
      "/api/hex/9caf88.json",
      "/api/css/colors/ghost-white.json",
      "/api/wcag/avocado.json",
      "/api/harmonies/avocado.json",
      "/api/compare/brushed-brass-vs-old-gold.json",
      "/api/brand-colors/starbucks.json"
    ]
  },
  {
    "key": "infrastructure",
    "label": "Infrastructure APIs",
    "count": 5,
    "endpoints": [
      "/api/index.json",
      "/dataset/manifest.json",
      "/assets/audit-report.json",
      "/assets/route-manifest.json",
      "/assets/api-manifest.json"
    ]
  }
]

Versioning

[
  {
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "status": "current",
    "description": "Production dataset baseline with 500 source colors, 40,000 HEX atlas routes, static JSON APIs, sitemap partitioning, audit guardrails, and Pay Per Crawl readiness pages."
  },
  {
    "version": "1.1.0",
    "status": "planned",
    "description": "Expanded brand color references, additional dataset documentation, and post-deploy Cloudflare hardening validation."
  },
  {
    "version": "2.0.0",
    "status": "planned",
    "description": "Future expansion toward larger atlas and knowledge graph coverage after production metrics are stable."
  }
]

Ingestion guidelines

[
  "Use sitemap partitions and manifests for discovery.",
  "Prefer JSON API endpoints for machine ingestion.",
  "Cache static JSON resources and avoid aggressive refresh loops.",
  "Follow the AI Access Policy for future Pay Per Crawl access."
]

Related endpoints

[
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/dataset.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/dataset/manifest.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/index.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/assets/audit-report.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "hub": "dataset",
  "label": "Colors Encyclopedia Dataset",
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/dataset/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/dataset.json",
  "stats": {
    "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
    "sourceColors": 500,
    "editorialColors": 346,
    "cssNamedColors": 148,
    "hexAtlas": 40000,
    "palettes": 501,
    "comparisons": 676,
    "routeCaps": {
      "cssMinPopularity": 30,
      "harmoniesMinPopularity": 20,
      "paletteMinPopularity": 40,
      "comparisonMinPopularity": 50
    },
    "maxNonAtlasRoutes": 5000,
    "maxBuildDurationMs": 40000
  },
  "endpointGroups": [
    {
      "key": "core",
      "label": "Core Dataset APIs",
      "count": 7,
      "endpoints": [
        "/api/colors.json",
        "/api/hex.json",
        "/api/palettes.json",
        "/api/harmonies.json",
        "/api/compare.json",
        "/api/brand-colors.json",
        "/api/tools.json"
      ]
    },
    {
      "key": "taxonomy",
      "label": "Taxonomy APIs",
      "count": 4,
      "endpoints": [
        "/api/colors/by-family/green.json",
        "/api/colors/by-tone/pastel.json",
        "/api/colors/by-temperature/cool.json",
        "/api/wcag/accessible-colors.json"
      ]
    },
    {
      "key": "detail",
      "label": "Detail APIs",
      "count": 7,
      "endpoints": [
        "/api/colors/sage-green.json",
        "/api/hex/9caf88.json",
        "/api/css/colors/ghost-white.json",
        "/api/wcag/avocado.json",
        "/api/harmonies/avocado.json",
        "/api/compare/brushed-brass-vs-old-gold.json",
        "/api/brand-colors/starbucks.json"
      ]
    },
    {
      "key": "infrastructure",
      "label": "Infrastructure APIs",
      "count": 5,
      "endpoints": [
        "/api/index.json",
        "/dataset/manifest.json",
        "/assets/audit-report.json",
        "/assets/route-manifest.json",
        "/assets/api-manifest.json"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "versioning": [
    {
      "version": "1.0.0",
      "status": "current",
      "description": "Production dataset baseline with 500 source colors, 40,000 HEX atlas routes, static JSON APIs, sitemap partitioning, audit guardrails, and Pay Per Crawl readiness pages."
    },
    {
      "version": "1.1.0",
      "status": "planned",
      "description": "Expanded brand color references, additional dataset documentation, and post-deploy Cloudflare hardening validation."
    },
    {
      "version": "2.0.0",
      "status": "planned",
      "description": "Future expansion toward larger atlas and knowledge graph coverage after production metrics are stable."
    }
  ],
  "ingestionGuidelines": [
    "Use sitemap partitions and manifests for discovery.",
    "Prefer JSON API endpoints for machine ingestion.",
    "Cache static JSON resources and avoid aggressive refresh loops.",
    "Follow the AI Access Policy for future Pay Per Crawl access."
  ],
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/dataset.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/dataset/manifest.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/index.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/assets/audit-report.json"
  ]
}

Static API Groups

Use grouped APIs for bulk discovery and detail APIs for entity-level retrieval. Every API resource is static JSON and suitable for caching.

Core Dataset APIs7 endpoints/api/colors.json · /api/hex.json · /api/palettes.jsonTaxonomy APIs4 endpoints/api/colors/by-family/green.json · /api/colors/by-tone/pastel.json · /api/colors/by-temperature/cool.jsonDetail APIs7 endpoints/api/colors/sage-green.json · /api/hex/9caf88.json · /api/css/colors/ghost-white.jsonInfrastructure APIs5 endpoints/api/index.json · /dataset/manifest.json · /assets/audit-report.json

Versioning

1.0.0current

Production dataset baseline with 500 source colors, 40,000 HEX atlas routes, static JSON APIs, sitemap partitioning, audit guardrails, and Pay Per Crawl readiness pages.

1.1.0planned

Expanded brand color references, additional dataset documentation, and post-deploy Cloudflare hardening validation.

2.0.0planned

Future expansion toward larger atlas and knowledge graph coverage after production metrics are stable.

AI Ingestion Guidelines

These rules keep the dataset useful for humans, search crawlers, and AI systems without encouraging aggressive scraping behavior.

GuidelineUse sitemap partitions and manifests for discovery.

GuidelinePrefer JSON API endpoints for machine ingestion.

GuidelineCache static JSON resources and avoid aggressive refresh loops.

GuidelineFollow the AI Access Policy for future Pay Per Crawl access.

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Colors Encyclopedia Dataset

Machine-Readable Dataset Overview (JSON)

Static API Groups

Versioning

AI Ingestion Guidelines