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GraySpread

  

create a number of evenly spaced shades of gray

 

Calling Sequence

Parameters

Description

Examples

Compatibility

Calling Sequence

GraySpread(color, number, step)

Parameters

color

-

color format recognized by ColorTools

number

-

positive integer; number of colors to return (the default is 5)

step

-

positive number less than 1; amount by which the shades of adjacent colors should differ (the default is 1/(number+1))

Description

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The command GraySpread generates a list of evenly spaced gray. The input color will be included in the middle of the list.

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If the input color is not a shade of gray, it will be converted to gray using its luma value.

Examples

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with⁡ColorTools:

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GraySpread⁡Color⁡Gray

⟨RGB : 0.169 0.169 0.169⟩,⟨RGB : 0.335 0.335 0.335⟩,⟨RGB : 0.502 0.502 0.502⟩,⟨RGB : 0.669 0.669 0.669⟩,⟨RGB : 0.835 0.835 0.835⟩

(1)
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spread≔GraySpread⁡Black,11,112

spread≔⟨RGB : 0.75 0.75 0.75⟩,⟨RGB : 0.583 0.583 0.583⟩,⟨RGB : 0.417 0.417 0.417⟩,⟨RGB : 0.25 0.25 0.25⟩,⟨RGB : 0.0833 0.0833 0.0833⟩,⟨RGB : 0 0 0⟩,⟨RGB : 0.167 0.167 0.167⟩,⟨RGB : 0.333 0.333 0.333⟩,⟨RGB : 0.5 0.5 0.5⟩,⟨RGB : 0.667 0.667 0.667⟩,⟨RGB : 0.833 0.833 0.833⟩

(2)

Compatibility

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The ColorTools[GraySpread] command was introduced in Maple 16.

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For more information on Maple 16 changes, see Updates in Maple 16.

See Also

ColorTools

ColorTools/ColorSpaces

ColorTools[Color]

ColorTools[Gradient]

ColorTools[HueSpread]