Decision Workspace
rainbow vs rgb_derivation vs fast-srgb8
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
rainbow
growingv0.1.0
Types, conversions, and conveniences for linear and sRGB colors! 🌈
54
rgb_derivation
growingv0.2.3
Routines for calculation XYZ-RGB conversion matrices from white point and primaries
54
fast-srgb8
growingv1.0.0
Very fast conversions between linear float and 8-bit sRGB (with no_std support).
Core Metrics
| rainbow | rgb_derivation | fast-srgb8 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 54 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 4.4K | 32.5K | 4.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 6 | 137 | 492.1K |
| Dependents | 0 | 13 | 30 |
| Releases | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 1876d ago | 63d ago | 1783d ago |
| Age | 10y 9m | 4y 11m | 4y 10m |
Health Breakdown
rainbow
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
11
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
rgb_derivation
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
fast-srgb8
Maintenance
3
Quality
21
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| rainbow | rgb_derivation | fast-srgb8 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.2.3 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0/MIT | LGPL-3.0-or-later | MIT OR Apache-2.0 OR CC0-1.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 13KB | 17KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 3 (team) | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rgb_derivation leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •fast-srgb8 has the most downloads (4.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠rainbow, fast-srgb8 have not been updated in over a year.
- •rainbow, rgb_derivation are pre-1.0 — API may change.