Terminals Should Generate 256-Color Palettes from Base16 Themes
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Summary
The article argues that terminals should automatically generate 256-color palettes from users' base16 themes to bridge the gap between the limited 16-color base16 themes and the resource-intensive truecolor (16 million colors) approach. It discusses the limitations of base16 themes for complex, color-heavy programs and the drawbacks of truecolor, positioning the 256-color palette as an optimal middle ground with better range than base16 and less overhead than truecolor.
Key quotes
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The drawback is that 16 colors is limiting. Complex and color-heavy programs struggle with such a small palette.
The mainstream solution is to use truecolor and gain access to 16 million colors. But there are drawbacks.
The 256-color palette sits in the middle with more range than base16 and less overhead than truecolor.
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