Slide 14 - HSL Color Space § Session 04

HSL Color Space

Hue, Saturation, Lightness (HSL) is another way to specify color value. It is based on a cylindrical model of color.

Hue - 0 to 360. Degrees on the color wheel
- 0 = red
  
  120 = green
  
  240 = blue
Saturation 0% to 100%. Intensity of the color.
Experiment with different Saturation and Lightness variations
Lightness 0% to 100%. Relative degree of white (>50% to 100%) or black (0% to < 50%) mixed in with the color.
Experiment with different Saturation and Lightness variations

For more information see:

In CSS3, you can use HSL values (e.g. hsl(29,100%,66%))

Same Color, Expressed differently

Example 4.3 - Background Color - Example 4.3

Markup
Display


 <div style="background-color: rgb(100%,66%,33%); padding: 1em; ; margin: 1em;">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit.
   <br/>
rgb(100%,66%,33%)
 </div>
 <div style="background-color: #ffa854; padding: 1em; margin: 1em; ">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit.
   <br/>
#ffa854
 </div>
 <div style="background-color: rgb(255,168,84); padding: 1em; ; margin: 1em;">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit.
   <br/>
rgb(255,168,84)
 </div>
 <div style="background-color: hsl(29,100%,66%); padding: 1em; ; margin: 1em;">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit.
   <br/>
hsl(29,100%,66%)
 </div>

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit.
rgb(100%,66%,33%)

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit.
#ffa854

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit.
rgb(255,168,84)

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit.
hsl(29,100%,66%)