Re: [community-group] Color Module - First Draft (#147)

Given the mathematical nature of some of the colour spaces (LAB for
example), they are not really representative of colour channels all the
time. Component feels more inclusive.

On Mon, 9 Dec 2024 at 21:34, Drew Powers ***@***.***> wrote:

> Been thinking more about the minor difference between channels: [x, x, x]
> vs components: [x, x, x] and I don’t know where/when either originated.
> But re-reading the Color Module 4 (and 5) specification, as well as various
> Wikipedia pages for color science, and components does actually appear
> more frequently than channels.
>
> Reading further, there are some minor nuances between when to use each
> term, but I think for our purposes / for the purposes of the average user
> they are likely moot (as hinted at by CSS Color Module 4’s wording
> “components are sometimes called ’channels,’” also not concerned with
> distinguishing between the two. For the frontenders, it almost feels like
> the distinction between “HTML attributes“ vs “HTML properties.”
>
> I think either term would work, but just based on my reading, seeing
> “component” used more commonly, I’m 1% leaning toward that term,
> personally. I think in hindsight latching onto “channel” was just from my
> time spent in Photoshop.
>
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