Color Studio pre-orders now open!
Well folks, it's been a long, winding road, but I'm thrilled to share some exciting news—0to255 Studio is finally becoming a reality!
But before diving into the details, I'd like to extend a sincere thank you to the incredible individuals who shared their feedback and answered my countless questions. Your generosity and patience have helped shape Color Studio into a wonderfully powerful tool. Thank you all so, so much!
And of course, without you, dear users, 0to255 wouldn't even be a thing. So, up top 🙌
Introducing Color Studio
With credit given where it's due, let's dive in! After talking to dozens of yous, it became clear that 0to255 users fell into two distinct camps:
The first camp prefers simplicity. Whether it's designers, developers, soon-to-be parents choosing paint colors for their nursery, or DIY solopreneurs crafting their websites on Wix, they wanted a color tool that was like 0to255, but could do more than just help them find hover colors. No extra features to science color palettes into existence, or share them with colleagues/clients—just the best color, fast, thank you very much.
The second camp are the hardcores among us who are dreaming up resplendent palettes in their sleep and neurolinking them to their teammates while they eat their Cheerios. This camp, which includes brand designers, art directors, data visualization experts, and artists, wanted advanced features for working with multiple colors simultaneously—such as smoothing hues with Bezier curves, harmonizing colors, and creating style guides.
Recognizing these distinct needs, I've split 0to255 Studio into two tools: Color Studio for the first camp and Palette Studio for the second. While Palette Studio will encompass all Color Studio features, it'll offer additional features for creating and managing palettes—on steroids. As an independent creator, building everything simultaneously posed challenges. Thus, I've decided to launch Color Studio first, with Palette Studio following when resources permit.
After countless hours of effort, I'm delighted to announce that Color Studio will hit the digital shelves sometime this spring. Starting today, you can pre-order Color Studio and receive 3 free months of color-picking goodness! 💪💪💪
Now, let's explore the wonders of Color Studio.
Color Studio features:
- Ultimate versatility: Say goodbye to the limitation of only using 0to255 for hover colors! Color Studio transforms 0to255 into a comprehensive and ultra-efficient color tool. There's nothing like it! *chef's kiss*
- Advanced color science: Cutting-edge algorithms deliver silky-smooth gradations and evenly spaced color intervals based on perceptual difference. This means you’ll get more predictable results on the first try, reducing the need for adjustments.
- Display P3 support: In compatible browsers and displays, level up your designs with vibrant colors from the Display P3 color space. You can also easily select fallback colors in sRGB for compatibility.
- Granular control: Choosing colors is a gradual process that begins with broad strokes and becomes more refined over time. Depending on what stage you're at, you can customize the step size between colors, allowing you to create a more detailed or broader list of options to choose from.
- Scroll-adjust mode: Fine-tune your tones by activating the scroll-adjust mode and simply scrolling up or down.
- Recent color history: Revisit previously selected colors with one click, freeing you to explore new colors without losing track of ones that may have worked better.
- Enhanced loupe: Compare colors and contrast ratios with the improved loupe feature, making color selection and accessibility considerations a breeze.
- Customized color formats: Manually customize color formats to align with your preferences, or automatically detect based on the input color.
- Light/dark themes: Choose between light or dark UI themes, or synchronize with your system settings.
- Ad-free experience: 0to255 is now 100% supported by subscriptions, offering uninterrupted and ad-free color exploration.
Not only was Color Studio designed from the ground up for maximum efficiency and best-in-class functionality—it was also designed to inspire. Great tools can inspire great work, and I can't wait to see what you all create with Color Studio!
Pre-order Color Studio
1 year at $2/month + 3 months free
Questions you may ask
When will Color Studio be available to use?
While an exact date isn't yet planned, it will launch sometime in Spring 2024.
When will the payment for my pre-order be processed?
Your pre-order helps fund the launch of Color Studio, as well as the development of Palette Studio, so your payment will be processed immediately. Your continued support and patience is much appreciated!
When does my subscription period start?
You will have access to Color Studio beginning on the day it launches until 15 months after that, at which point your subscription will automatically renew. Cancel any time.
Do you offer refunds?
Refunds requested via email within 24 hours of pre-ordering will be issued. Refunds requested after the 24 hour window will not be issued.
Will Color Studio be an optional upgrade to the current free tool?
While 0to255 hasn't technically been free since 2013 or so (it's been supported by ads since then), Color Studio will replace the current ad-supported tool when it launches.
A deliberate effort has been made to ensure that long-time users will feel right at home in Color Studio. You can choose to display only the lightness scale to match the look of the current tool, and the other default settings align with the current tool.
Why are you switching from an ad-supported model to a subscription model?
As the 0to255 userbase continues to grow, the decline in ad revenue has reached a point where it is no longer sufficient to sustain 0to255. This is likely attributed to a rise in ad-blocker usage and increased browser efforts to restrict trackers, which inadvertently block ads.
In reality, this turns out to be a positive development. Ads are designed to divert your attention, which is less than ideal for a design tool like 0to255 that demands focused concentration for optimal results.
By subscribing, you play a crucial role in keeping 0to255 available to use.
