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Flat UI Color Picker

Flat UI Color Picker

SuryaPrakash Pandurangi

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Browse, filter by shade, and copy Flat UI color codes in HEX, RGB, HSL, and CMYK formats
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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Flat UI Color Picker

Browse, filter, and copy Flat UI color codes directly inside Visual Studio Code — in HEX, RGB, HSL, or CMYK format.


Features

  • 🎨 80+ curated Flat UI colors across 11 families: Turquoise, Green, Blue, Purple, Dark, Yellow, Orange, Red, Pink, Brown, and Gray
  • 🗂️ Family sidebar — filter colors by family with a single click; color-coded dot indicators for quick recognition
  • 🔍 Live search — instantly filter by color name, hex value, or family name
  • 📋 One-click copy — click any color card to copy its value straight to your clipboard
  • 🔄 Multiple format support — switch between HEX, RGB, HSL, and CMYK with a single button press
  • 🍞 Copy toast notification — non-intrusive confirmation shows the copied value after every copy action
  • 🖥️ Theme-aware UI — adapts to your current VS Code light or dark theme automatically

Prerequisites

Requirement Version
Visual Studio Code ^1.85.0
Node.js (for building from source only) 18.x or later

Installation

From a .vsix package (recommended)

  1. Download vscode-extension-flat-ui-color-picker-1.0.0.vsix from the releases page (or build it yourself — see below).
  2. Open VS Code.
  3. Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P / Cmd+Shift+P).
  4. Run Extensions: Install from VSIX…
  5. Select the downloaded .vsix file.
  6. Reload VS Code when prompted.

Build and install from source

# 1. Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/local-dev/vscode-extension-flat-ui-color-picker
cd vscode-extension-flat-ui-color-picker

# 2. Install dependencies
npm install

# 3. Build the production bundle
npm run package

# 4. Install the generated .vsix
code --install-extension vscode-extension-flat-ui-color-picker-2.0.0.vsix

How to Use

  1. Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P / Cmd+Shift+P).
  2. Type Flat UI Colors: Open Color Browser and press Enter.
  3. The color browser panel opens in the editor area.

Picking a color

Action How
Browse all colors Select All in the left sidebar
Filter by family Click a family name (e.g., Blue, Green) in the sidebar
Search Type in the search box (top-right) — matches name, hex, or family
Copy a color Click any color card — the value is copied to your clipboard
Change format Click HEX, RGB, HSL, or CMYK in the toolbar before (or after) clicking a card

A confirmation toast appears at the bottom-right of the panel after each copy, showing the exact value that was copied.


Color Families

Family Colors Sample
Turquoise 7 #1ABC9C Turquoise, #16A085 Green Sea
Green 7 #2ECC71 Emerald, #27AE60 Nephritis
Blue 7 #3498DB Peter River, #2980B9 Belize Hole
Purple 7 #9B59B6 Amethyst, #8E44AD Wisteria
Dark 5 #2C3E50 Midnight Blue, #34495E Wet Asphalt
Yellow 6 #F1C40F Sun Flower, #F9BF3B Golden Rod
Orange 7 #E67E22 Carrot, #D35400 Pumpkin
Red 7 #E74C3C Alizarin, #C0392B Pomegranate
Pink 7 #FF69B4 Hot Pink, #F75172 Brink Pink
Brown 7 #795548 Brown, #5D4037 Chocolate
Gray 7 #ECF0F1 Clouds, #BDC3C7 Silver

Supported Color Formats

Format Example output
HEX #3498DB
RGB rgb(52, 152, 219)
HSL hsl(204deg, 70%, 53%)
CMYK cmyk(76%, 31%, 0%, 14%)

Development

# Watch mode (auto-recompile on save)
npm run watch

# Type-check without emitting
npm run check-types

# Production build
npm run package

Press F5 in VS Code to launch an Extension Development Host for live testing.


Contributing

  1. Fork the repository and create a feature branch.
  2. Make your changes and ensure npm run check-types passes with no errors.
  3. Open a pull request with a clear description of your changes.

License

MIT


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