Color.h

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#pragma once

#include <ICLUtils/CompatMacros.h>
#include <ICLUtils/BasicTypes.h>
#include <ICLMath/FixedVector.h>
#include <string>

namespace icl{
  namespace core{

    typedef math::FixedColVector<icl8u,3> Color;

    typedef math::FixedColVector<icl8u,3> RGB;

    typedef math::FixedColVector<icl8u,4> RGBA;

    typedef math::FixedColVector<icl32f,3> Color32f;


    typedef math::FixedColVector<icl8u,4> Color4D;

    typedef math::FixedColVector<icl32f,4> Color4D32f;

    // Create a color by given name (see GeneralColor Constructor)
    const Color &iclCreateColor(std::string name);

    inline Color darker(const Color &c, double factor=0.8){
      return c*factor;
    }

    inline Color lighter(const Color &c,double factor=0.8){
      return c/factor;
    }


    Color ICLCore_API color_from_string(const std::string &name);

  } // namespace core
}