pal

print your terminal's 16-color ansi palette as a minimal dot swatch.

preview

  pal :: terminal palette matrix

  ansi    black   red     green   yellow  blue    magenta cyan    white
  dots    ● ○ •   ● ○ •   ● ○ •   ● ○ •   ● ○ •   ● ○ •   ● ○ •   ● ○ •
  hex     #1e1e2e #f38ba8 #a6e3a1 #f9e2af #89b4fa #cba6f7 #89dceb #cdd6f4

  bright  black   red     green   yellow  blue    magenta cyan    white
  dots    ● ○ •   ● ○ •   ● ○ •   ● ○ •   ● ○ •   ● ○ •   ● ○ •   ● ○ •
  hex     #585b70 #f38ba8 #a6e3a1 #f9e2af #89b4fa #cba6f7 #89dceb #a6adc8

  contrast  ● ●    ● ●    ● ●    ● ●    ● ●    ● ●    ● ●    ● ●
            ● ●    ● ●    ● ●    ● ●    ● ●    ● ●    ● ●    ● ●

  syntax  fn main() { println!("hello %s", "world"); // ok }

build

make
sudo make install

or compile directly:

$(CC) -O2 -std=c99 src/pal.c -o pal

usage

pal [options] [view...]

views

• ansi — normal 8 ansi colors
• bright — bright 8 ansi colors
• contrast — contrast check blocks
• syntax — code sample
• mini — 2-row dot matrix
• bar — solid color bar
• hex — raw hex list

options

• -m, --mini — compact dots
• -b, --bar — color bar
• -c, --contrast — contrast blocks
• -s, --simple — skip osc 4 queries
• -p, --plain — disable ansi escapes (also respects NO_COLOR)
• -v, --version — print version
• -h, --help — print help

notes

hex codes are queried live from the terminal emulator via osc 4. works in kitty, alacritty, foot, wezterm, and xterm-compatible emulators. for dumb terminals or multiplexers blocking osc responses, use -s.

license

mit