---
name: "palcomp"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "hxtools"
version: "20221119-1"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/palcomp"
---

# palcomp(1)

palette composer

## Name

palcomp — palette composer

## Syntax

**palcomp** \[commands...\]

### Commands

**debug**, **emit**, **lch**, **rgb**, **satmul=***r*, **vga**, **vgs**, **xterm**

## Description

palcomp modifies a color palette in certain ways.

## Commands

### debug

Turn on individual colorspace conversion reporting.

### emit

Emit the the RGB palette as a line for an XDG theme file.

### lch

Computes the LCh-based palette from the current in-memory RGB palette, and stores the result in the LCH slot.

### rgb

Computes the RGB-based palette from the current in-memory LCh palette, and stores the result in the RGB slot.

### satmul=r

Multiplies the C channel of the LCH palette's colors with factor *r*. In effect, this causes a desaturation of colors with r\<1; r=0 leads to grayscale.

### vga

Loads the standard VGA palette into the RGB slot.

### vgs

Loads a full-saturated VGA palette into the RGB slot.

### xterm

Emit the RGB palette as an xterm command line.

## See also

[**hxtools**(7)](/hxtools/7.md)