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FM Color Helper

FM Color Helper

Ali's Code Creations

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Easily extract and convert colors from Frontend Mentor style guides into CSS variables. Select HSL/HSLA colors from the style-guide.md file and copy them directly to your clipboard as ready-to-use CSS variables.
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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Frontend Mentor Color Variables Helper

Overview

A simple VS Code extension to extract colors from Frontend Mentor style guides and convert them into CSS variables. Ideal for Frontend Mentor users to streamline color extraction and variable creation for design challenges.

Features

  • Extract colors from style guides
  • Convert colors to CSS variables
  • Easy to use with no complex setup

How to Use

  1. Select the colors provided in the style-guide.md file and right-click.
  2. Choose the "Extract CSS Color" option from the context menu. choosing Extract CSS option
  3. Paste the result into your style.css file. choosing Extract CSS option

Tip: Extract All Colors at Once

You can quickly extract all the colors from the entire style-guide.md file by selecting all the text at once. Simply press:

  • Ctrl + A on Windows
  • ⌘ + A on Mac

Then run the extension to extract and copy all the colors in the page in one go!

Installation

From the VS Code Marketplace

  1. Search for Frontend Mentor Color Variables Helper in the VS Code Marketplace.
  2. Click Install.

From GitHub

  1. Clone this repository:
    git clone https://github.com/ali-ahmed8/frontend-mentor-color-extractor.git
    
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