NAME

Color.pm - color functions and X11 color names

SYNOPSIS

    use VRML::Color;

    my $color = rgb_color('red');

      or with the same result

    my $color = rgb_color('FF0000');

      or with the same result

    my $color = rgb_color('255 0 0');

      naturally works

    my $color = rgb_color('1 0 0');

DESCRIPTION

X11 colornames are:

        aliceblue
        antiquewhite
        aqua
        aquamarine
        azure
        beige
        bisque
        black
        blanchedalmond
        blue
        blueviolet
        brown
        burlywood
        cadetblue
        chartreuse
        chocolate
        coral
        cornflowerblue
        cornsilk
        crimson
        cyan
        darkblue
        darkcyan
        darkgoldenrod
        darkgray
        darkgreen
        darkkhaki
        darkmagenta
        darkolivegreen
        darkorange
        darkorchid
        darkred
        darksalmon
        darkseagreen
        darkslateblue
        darkslategray
        darkturquoise
        darkviolet
        deeppink
        deepskyblue
        dimgray
        dodgerblue
        firebrick
        floralwhite
        forestgreen
        fuchsia
        gainsboro
        ghostwhite
        gold
        goldenrod
        gray
        green
        greenyellow
        honeydew
        hotpink
        indianred
        indigo
        ivory
        khaki
        lavender
        lavenderblush
        lawngreen
        lemonchiffon
        lightblue
        lightcoral
        lightcyan
        lightgoldenrodyellow
        lightgreen
        lightgrey
        lightpink
        lightsalmon
        lightseagreen
        lightskyblue
        lightslategray
        lightsteelblue
        lightyellow
        lime
        limegreen
        linen
        magenta
        maroon
        mediumaquamarine
        mediumblue
        mediumorchid
        mediumpurple
        mediumseagreen
        mediumslateblue
        mediumspringgreen
        mediumturquoise
        mediumvioletred
        midnightblue
        mintcream
        mistyrose
        moccasin
        navajowhite
        navy
        oldlace
        olive
        olivedrab
        orange
        orangered
        orchid
        palegoldenrod
        palegreen
        paleturquoise
        palevioletred
        papayawhip
        peachpuff
        peru
        pink
        plum
        powderblue
        purple
        red
        rosybrown
        royalblue
        saddlebrown
        salmon
        sandybrown
        seagreen
        seashell
        sienna
        silver
        skyblue
        slateblue
        slategray
        snow
        springgreen
        steelblue
        tan
        teal
        thistle
        tomato
        turquoise
        violet
        wheat
        white
        whitesmoke
        yellow
        yellowgreen

You can also use

        red_40 = '0.4 0 0'
        yellow%30 = '0.3 0.3 0'
        gray%30 = '0.7 0.7 0.7' !!!

BUGS

X11-green is 0x008000. In VRML it should be 0x00FF00. This module will set 'green' to '0 1 0' instead of '0 0.5 0'.

SEE ALSO

http://www.gfz-potsdam.de/~palm/vrmlperl/ for a description of VRML-modules and how to obtain it.

AUTHOR

Hartmut Palm <palm@gfz-potsdam.de>

Homepage http://www.gfz-potsdam.de/~palm/