Decision Workspace
gradient vs colorgrad vs colorcet
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
gradient
growingv0.5.0
A command line tool for playing with color gradients
59
colorgrad
growingv0.8.0
Color scales library for data visualization, charts, games, generative art and others.
49
colorcet
experimentalv0.2.2
Colorcet colormaps.
Core Metrics
| gradient | colorgrad | colorcet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 59 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 12.5K | 1.1M | 1.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 34 | 54.3K | 232 |
| Dependents | 0 | 375 | 5 |
| Releases | 11 | 12 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 69d ago | 137d ago | 104d ago |
| Age | 4y 10m | 5y 3m | 7m |
Health Breakdown
gradient
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
colorgrad
Maintenance
10
Quality
17
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
colorcet
Maintenance
13
Quality
12
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| gradient | colorgrad | colorcet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 | 0.8.0 | 0.2.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | CC-BY-4.0 AND PSF-2.0 AND MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 21KB | 43KB | 491KB |
| Features | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85.1 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •colorgrad leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •colorgrad is depended on by 375 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.