ColorAssist Lite2.7 - App Store

Use the camera to capture RGB values in real-time and convert them to the closest color name from a dictionary of nearly 900 colors. Also available: RYB, HSL and CMYK values, HTML color code, closest HTML color name, and simple color name.

Touch a color square to view the information for that sample at any time.

"Auto" uses the camera's auto focus and auto contrast adjustment feature. "Lock" fixes or locks the current contrast setting. And "Target" allows you to touch any area of the screen to select that spot as the source for the color sample (in cases where moving the device would disrupt the focus/contrast, or where the device is mounted in a fixed position).

Manage named color sample sets on the Edit screen. In ColorAssist Lite, in-app purchase options allows you to upgrade the app to email color samples with color chips, with color chips and a selected photo, or as text only. A new in-app purchase option also allows you to upgrade the app to manage multiple sample sets.

On the Options screen, select which color conversions to display, and set the spacial and temporal apertures from 1x1 to 50x50 pixels, and 1 to 30 frames.

Touch the "Target" selector then touch the screen to move the sample location without moving the device.

App Store screen shots simulated
Photo copyright E. Huybrechts
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Modified and used under license: Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic
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Version History + NEW: Built with the iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2 SDKs 2.7 02/04/2025 + NEW: Built with the iOS 17 SDK
+ Change: iOS Deployment Target 16.0 2.6 02/04/2024 + NEW: Crayon Name Analysis
+ NEW: Target iOS 15.0
+ NEW: Rebuilt with iOS 16 SDK 2.5 07/29/2023 + FIX: Dark Mode UI 2.4 11/02/2020 + NEW: Manage named Sample Sets on the Edit screen
+ Change: Swipe to delete support added to the Edit screen
+ FIX: Correct defect in target location 2.3 09/21/2020 + NEW: Rebuilt with iOS 13 SDK
+ NEW: Temporal averaging (running average for sample color over 1 to 30 frames)
+ Change: Swap pause and add sample buttons (pause on left, add in middle) 2.2 08/25/2020 + NEW: Rebuild for iOS 12
+ Change: Update to Swift 5
+ Fix: To address crash in iOS 11.2 2.1 08/19/2019 Fix: In-App Purchase and Restore Purchase success should clear the purchase prompt! 2.0.1 01/11/2018 + NEW: Completely rebuilt in Swift 4 for iOS 11
+ NEW: Launch screen storyboard
+ Change: Add HTML: prefix for both the HTML color name and hex code
+ Change: Increase realtime sample view from 30x30 (and 36x36 on iPad) to 50x50
+ Fix: Delay update of the selected sample until after the animation has been completed
+ Fix: Ensure at least one output is always enabled on the Options screen (when all are switched off, force Simple Color Name on) 2.0 01/08/2018 + NEW: Rebuilt for iOS 10
+ NEW: Added "Simple Color Name" (...you know, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Teal, Blue, Purple, Magenta, Pink, Brown, Gray, Black and White)
+ NEW: Save color samples to User Defaults
+ Change: Show the selected "first" enabled color name and analysis on the Samples screen
+ Change: Move all localization text back into code 1.9 03/29/2017 + NEW: Updated for iOS 9!
+ NEW: Remember aperture setting
+ NEW: 20 samples at a time!
+ Change: Built for iOS 8.0 instead of 5.0
+ Change: Overhauled In-App Purchase support and added a "Restore Purchase" menu option
+ Change: Move Settings button from bottom-right to top-right, and change from System Info button to gear icon
+ Change: Convert UIActionSheet and UIAlertView to UIAlertController
+ Change: Move from manual retain/release/autorelease to ARC
+ Change: Refactor all analysis code into Analysis strategy classes and an AnalysisManager
+ Change: Move analysisLabel, sampleView and targetView to Storyboards
+ Fix: Overhauled CMYK algorithm
+ Fix: Touch background to clear selected color sample
+ Fix: Improve error handling for MFMailComposeViewController
+ Fix: Overhaul popover handling for UIImagePickerController
+ Fix: Cleaned up color names 1.8 10/18/2015 + NEW: Icon updates, user interface changes and native support for iOS 7
+ NEW: Aperture size slider on Options screen (1x1 to 50x50 pixels -- default is still 5x5 pixels)
+ NEW: "Target" option to adjust position of the sample target
+ NEW: "Auto / Lock" added for iPad
+ Change: Capture buffer expanded to occupy entire screen, and highest resolution available
+ Change: Target moved closer to the "top" of the screen, "info display" position fixed
+ Fix: Color samples now remain visible while sorted 1.7 10/15/2013 + Fix: (iPad) Eliminate crash caused when sample count exceeds screen width 1.6 06/27/2013 + Fix: (iPhone 5) View for the camera image expanded to cover the full height of the screen
+ Removed: Camera button (replaced by Pause button and screen shot) 1.5 05/09/2013 + iPad support
+ RYB (red, yellow, blue) values option added
+ Per Woodworker60 comment "Too many nag windows" the In-App Purchase alert is now displayed only once for every five visits to the Samples screen (or when the "action" button is pressed prior to purchase)
+ "Famous" (RGB 0, 255, 0) is now "Famous (Magenta)" 1.4 03/08/2013 + iPad support
+ RYB (red, yellow, blue) values option added
+ Per Woodworker60 comment "Too many nag windows" the In-App Purchase alert is now displayed only once for every five visits to the Samples screen (or when the "action" button is pressed prior to purchase)
+ "Famous" (RGB 0, 255, 0) now "Famous (Magenta)" 1.2 06/20/2012 + NEW: ColorAssist has a new icon!
+ NEW: Touch color samples on the main screen to see values
+ NEW: Sample Editor list entries now show the full color name (and RGB values)
+ NEW: Added a second layer of color samples in the paid app (20 samples at a time)
+ NEW: Disable "add" button when sample tray is full (10 for free, 20 for paid)
+ NEW: German and Spanish translations for iTunes and app text
+ Attach emails as JPEG rather than PNG
+ Fix attached photo rotation
+ Fix overlay offset bug in photo
+ Fix scrolling for Options screen
+ Fix PhotoEmaiLTitle missing localization text
+ Retitled "Settings" screen as "Options" 1.1 03/21/2012 1.0 01/25/2012