Color Pick Research Hub

Why this hub exists

Color Pick publishes the assumptions, version numbers, calculation methods, and limitations behind CPS and its research reports. The goal is to make results easier to review, reproduce, cite, and challenge.

Research and technical resources

How to cite Color Pick research

Use the permanent page URL, report or dataset title, version, publisher, and access date. For data-derived claims, cite the dataset and the methodology page together.

Machine-readable files include their source, version, specification URL, and methodology URL so exported data keeps its context.

Standards and primary sources

Color Pick uses established color and accessibility concepts while clearly separating internal Color Pick metrics from external standards.

• W3C WCAG 2.2 — Understanding Contrast (Minimum)
• W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.2
• Sharma, Wu, and Dalal — The CIEDE2000 Color-Difference Formula

Versioning and corrections

Material changes receive a versioned changelog entry. Corrections to research figures update the visible date, downloadable report data, and structured data. Older CPS codes remain readable through documented aliases when possible.

Report a reproducibility issue through Contact Color Pick and include the exact code, dataset version, browser, and steps.