Decision Workspace
gradient vs colorgrad vs scala-chromatica
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
gradient
growingv0.5.0
A command line tool for playing with color gradients
57
colorgrad
growingv0.8.0
Color scales library for data visualization, charts, games, generative art and others.
50
scala-chromatica
experimentalv0.1.4
A framework-agnostic color gradient library with smooth interpolation
Core Metrics
| gradient | colorgrad | scala-chromatica | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 57 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 12.6K | 1.4M | 151 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 37.0K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 422 | 0 |
| Releases | 11 | 12 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 177d ago | 245d ago | 127d ago |
| Age | 5y 1m | 5y 6m | 5m |
Health Breakdown
gradient
Maintenance
9
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
colorgrad
Maintenance
8
Quality
17
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
scala-chromatica
Maintenance
15
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| gradient | colorgrad | scala-chromatica | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 | 0.8.0 | 0.1.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 21KB | 43KB | 60KB |
| Features | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •colorgrad leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •colorgrad is depended on by 422 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.