Decision Workspace
palette vs rgb vs linear-srgb
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
palette
growingv0.7.6
Convert and manage colors with a focus on correctness, flexibility and ease of use.
71
rgb
growingv0.8.53
`struct RGB/RGBA/etc.` for sharing pixels between crates + convenience methods for color manipulation. Allows no-copy high-level interoperability. Also adds common convenience methods and implements standard Rust traits to make `RGB`/`RGBA` pixels and slices first-class Rust objects.
54
linear-srgb
experimentalv0.6.5
Fast linear↔sRGB color space conversion with FMA acceleration and LUT support
Core Metrics
| palette | rgb | linear-srgb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 71 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 6.9M | 69.3M | 2.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 538.3K | 6.2M | 1.9K |
| Dependents | 2.5K | 2.9K | 27 |
| Releases | 17 | 71 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 698d ago | 30d ago | 2d ago |
| Age | 10y 2m | 9y 9m | 2m |
Health Breakdown
palette
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
rgb
Maintenance
17
Quality
11
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
linear-srgb
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| palette | rgb | linear-srgb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.6 | 0.8.53 | 0.6.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 14 | 4 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 231KB | 19KB | 137KB |
| Features | 8 | 9 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 87.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.60.0 | 1.64 | 1.89 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rgb leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rgb is depended on by 2.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ palette has not been updated in over a year.