How can I define a colors palette and give a name to a color...

[Fabrice]

Hello,

I'm starting using Inkscape. I'd like to now if it's possible to define a colors palette and to give a name to a color (as it's possible in Illustrator) ? I didn't find any tuto explaining that (or I didn't look at the right place).

Thanks a lot for your help.

[brynn]

Welcome to the forum!

There are a couple of ways to make your own palette with Inkscape.  I'm not familiar with Illustrator, so I don't know how it's done there.

Inkscape natively uses the GIMP palette format (GPL).  Here's a tutorial for creating that kind of palette:  https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/ureva7n4uyue6e6/Gimp_Palette_Howto_V0_2.pdf  That creates a palette which will be available in all documents, after you install it.

The other kind of palette is a per document palette.  It uses an Inkscape feature called Swatches.  Here's a tutorial for that kind:  http://goinkscape.com/custom-color-palettes-in-inkscape/

As for naming the color (as opposed to the hexcode) I'm not sure.  That first tutorial might allow you to name the colors.  I'm pretty sure that you can't name them using Swatches, although I could be wrong about that.

If you visit the Home tab on this website, you can see all the best tutorials that I know about, organized somewhat by skill level, and in other ways.  There are hundreds of tutorials linked there.

[Fabrice]

Hello Brynn,

Thanks a lot for your answer. I will try that right now and let you know   

Welcome to the forum!

There are a couple of ways to make your own palette with Inkscape.  I'm not familiar with Illustrator, so I don't know how it's done there.

Inkscape natively uses the GIMP palette format (GPL).  Here's a tutorial for creating that kind of palette:  https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/ureva7n4uyue6e6/Gimp_Palette_Howto_V0_2.pdf  That creates a palette which will be available in all documents, after you install it.

The other kind of palette is a per document palette.  It uses an Inkscape feature called Swatches.  Here's a tutorial for that kind:  http://goinkscape.com/custom-color-palettes-in-inkscape/

As for naming the color (as opposed to the hexcode) I'm not sure.  That first tutorial might allow you to name the colors.  I'm pretty sure that you can't name them using Swatches, although I could be wrong about that.

If you visit the Home tab on this website, you can see all the best tutorials that I know about, organized somewhat by skill level, and in other ways.  There are hundreds of tutorials linked there.

[Fabrice]

Hello Brynn,

Following what you explained I was able to give a name to my colors. I hope your help can be helpful for other users.