Changelog

Every new tool, feature, fix and improvement shipped on OmniColor. Updated with each release.

Version 1.0 — Full Launch Major

November 2026
  • 150+ tools shipped: Color pickers, converters, palette generators, gradient tools, harmonies, variations, accessibility checkers, analysis tools, and utilities.
  • 70 web stories on color theory, formats, psychology and design.
  • 150+ blog articles covering every aspect of color theory, accessibility and design practice.
  • 60 guides with step-by-step tutorials for every tool.
  • Full centralized advertising system — all ads managed from a single config file.
  • PWA support — installable on desktop and mobile, works offline.
  • WCAG 2.2 AA compliance for the site itself.
  • Cookie consent system with granular control.
  • Complete legal pages — Privacy, Terms, GDPR, CCPA, DMCA, Security, Trust Center.
  • Search functionality across all tools, articles and guides.

Utility Tools Expansion New Tools

November 2026
  • Color Library added — 200+ curated named colors organized by hue family.
  • Color Explorer added — interactive grid for browsing full color spectrum.
  • Design Token Generator added — full 50-900 scales plus semantic tokens.
  • CSS Variables Generator added — complete design tokens from any base color.
  • Brand Color Extractor added — extract brand colors from logo images.
  • Color System Generator added — complete semantic color system.
  • Tailwind, Bootstrap, Material color references added.

Advanced Analysis Tools New Tools

November 2026
  • Color Scheme Analyzer added — analyze entire palettes for harmony, temperature balance and accessibility.
  • Color Psychology Tool added — emotions, industries and design uses for any hue.
  • Color Meaning Analyzer added — cultural meanings split by Western/Eastern/global.
  • Color Match Tool added — role-based matching (hover, border, accent).
  • Color Comparison Tool added — multi-color pairwise Delta E matrix.
  • Color Difference Checker added — perceptual Delta E and RGB distances.
  • Color Similarity Checker added — percentage similarity score.

Accessibility Tools Complete New Tools

November 2026
  • WCAG Contrast Checker added — full WCAG 2.2 AA/AAA validation.
  • WCAG Color Checker added — dedicated WCAG compliance verification.
  • Text Contrast Checker added — text-specific contrast verification.
  • Background Contrast Checker added — recommend accessible text colors for any background.
  • Contrast Ratio Calculator added — with full calculation breakdown shown.
  • Readability Color Checker added — beyond-WCAG readability profile.
  • Accessible Color Palette added — generator that guarantees WCAG compliance.

Gradient Tools Complete New Tools

November 2026
  • Mesh Gradient Generator added — multi-blob ambient gradients.
  • Text Gradient Generator added — CSS gradient text with live preview.
  • Button Gradient Generator added — complete button CSS output.
  • Background Gradient Generator added — hero background previews.
  • Animated Gradient Generator added — CSS animation with reduced-motion support.
  • Gradient Color Picker added — click any gradient to sample colors.
  • Gradient Exporter added — export to CSS, SVG, PNG and JSON.

Color Variations Complete New Tools

November 2026
  • Color Saturation Tool added — progressive desaturation.
  • Color Brightness Tool added — progressive lightness adjustment.
  • Color Opacity Tool added — alpha channel progression.
  • Color Alpha Generator added — RGBA/HSLA/HEX8 output.
  • Darker/Lighter Color Generators added — quick shade/tint generations.

Performance & Accessibility Improvements Improvement

November 2026
  • Reduced CSS bundle size by 35% through consolidation.
  • All pages now achieve 95+ Lighthouse Performance score.
  • All pages meet WCAG 2.2 AA color contrast requirements.
  • Added prefers-reduced-motion support to all animations.
  • Keyboard navigation audit completed — all interactive elements reachable.
  • Screen reader testing with NVDA and VoiceOver completed.
  • Added skip-to-content link on every page.

Ad Manager Centralization Improvement

November 2026
  • All advertising now managed from /config/ads-config.js.
  • Ad units are never hardcoded into individual HTML files.
  • Ads load only after cookie consent — disabled by default.
  • Duplicate ad injection prevention added.
  • Ad slots reserve dimensions to prevent layout shift.
  • Mobile and desktop ad units configured separately.

Known Issues & Fixes Fix

November 2026
  • Fixed: Color picker canvas was not resizing correctly on mobile orientation change.
  • Fixed: Copy buttons failed on Safari versions before 16 when Clipboard API permission was not granted.
  • Fixed: Image color picker could exhaust memory on very large PNG files (now downscales first).
  • Fixed: Breadcrumbs were missing on some tool pages.
  • Fixed: Contrast checker reported incorrect ratio for near-black colors on near-black backgrounds.
  • Fixed: Gradient copy button did not include the background: prefix on some browsers.

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