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Sass and Compass for Designers
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Sass and Compass for Designers

by Ben Frain
April 2013
Intermediate to advanced
274 pages
5h 39m
English
Packt Publishing
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The adjust-color function

The adjust-color function allows manipulation of any color property. It's possible to adjust the red, green, and blue (properties that make up colors in RGB color space) or the hue, saturation, or lightness of a color (properties that make up colors in HSL color space). The alpha layer of a color can also be adjusted. It's not the simplest color function, but it does provide an amazing amount of granularity.

Each adjustable color property has a relevant keyword argument:

  • $red, $green, $blue: The values for red, green, and blue should be a number between 0 and 255
  • $hue: The hue value should be a plus or minus number for degrees on a color wheel between 0 and 359
  • $saturation, $lightness: Saturation and lightness should be a ...
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