# pastel

Canonical URL: https://colorcurio.us/library/pastel
Source type: Library entry
Resource URL: https://github.com/sharkdp/pastel
Added: 2026-09-27

## Summary

A command-line tool to convert, mix, and adjust colors, pick from the screen, and generate distinct sets.

Commands pipe together, so a palette can be built and tweaked in one shell line.

- Resource: [pastel](https://github.com/sharkdp/pastel)
- By: David Peter
- Kind: pickers (tool)
- Level: intermediate
- Tags: color-spaces, palettes, cielab, developer, interactive, cli

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