Decision Workspace
rgb vs color-brewery vs pix
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
66
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.
39
color-brewery
growingv0.1.0
Color palettes and gradients
67
pix
stablev1.0.1
Pixel / raster image library
Core Metrics
| rgb | color-brewery | pix | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 66 | 39 | 67 |
| Total Downloads | 96.2M | 1.6K | 10.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 5.5M | 0 | 98.5K |
| Dependents | 3.4K | 0 | 146 |
| Releases | 71 | 1 | 22 |
| Last Updated | 138d ago | 1233d ago | 25d ago |
| Age | 10y | 3y 4m | 7y 3m |
Health Breakdown
rgb
Maintenance
12
Quality
11
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
color-brewery
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
pix
Maintenance
16
Quality
17
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| rgb | color-brewery | pix | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.53 | 0.1.0 | 1.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 19KB | 52KB | 44KB |
| Features | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 87.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.64 | — | — |
| Owners | 3 (team) | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pix leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rgb has the most downloads (96.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •rgb is depended on by 3.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ color-brewery has not been updated in over a year.
- •rgb, color-brewery are pre-1.0 — API may change.