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@alexfu
alexfu / ColorUtils.java
Last active January 30, 2023 00:04
Automatic text color selection using relative luminance.
public class ColorUtils {
private static final double LM_RED_COEFFICIENT = 0.2126;
private static final double LM_GREEN_COEFFICIENT = 0.7152;
private static final double LM_BLUE_COEFFICIENT = 0.0722;
public static int calculateRelativeLuminance(int color) {
int red = (int) (Color.red(color) * LM_RED_COEFFICIENT);
int green = (int) (Color.green(color) * LM_GREEN_COEFFICIENT);
int blue = (int) (Color.blue(color) * LM_BLUE_COEFFICIENT);
return red + green + blue;
@mikeygee
mikeygee / 01-before.html
Created May 7, 2012 07:45
truncate blog posts in jekyll
<!-- using the truncate filter -->
{% for post in site.posts limit:10 %}
<h2><a href="{{ post.url }}">{{ post.title }}</a></h2>
<span class="post-date">{{ post.date | date: "%B %d, %Y" }}</span>
{% if post.content.size > 2000 %}
{{ post.content | truncatewords: 300 }} <!-- bad! content gives you rendered html and you will truncate in the middle of a node -->
<a href="{{ post.url }}">read more</a>
{% else %}
{{ post.content }}
{% endif %}