TIL - HTML Color Picker
Tags: beginners, html, react, tutorial
Published: 2021-05-11 15:21:22

# #TIL

Today I learned that HTML has a [native color picker](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input/color). Super simple to use, and incredibly fun to play around with!

{% codesandbox 7oik3 %}

I wired up a quick [CodeSandbox](https://7oik3.csb.app/) so you can see just how easy it is. 

Because I am obsessed with React, I threw a couple `<input type="color">` into an App.js component and wired them up to a couple `useState` handlers. 

```javascript 
const [color, setColor] = useState("#5CFF9A");
const [background, setBackground] = useState("#272759");
```

Then I inject `color` and `background` into the Darth Vader SVG:

```javascript
<svg
  className="svg-icon"
  viewBox="0 0 20 20"
  style={{ backgroundColor: background }}
>
    <path
      fill={color}
      d="M16.853,8.355V5.888c0-3.015-2.467-5.482-5.482-5.482H8.629c-3.015,0-5.482,2.467-5.482,5.482v2.467l-2.741,7.127c0,1.371,4.295,4.112,9.594,4.112s9.594-2.741,9.594-4.112L16.853,8.355z M5.888,17.367c-0.284,0-0.514-0.23-0.514-0.514c0-0.284,0.23-0.514,0.514-0.514c0.284,0,0.514,0.23,0.514,0.514C6.402,17.137,6.173,17.367,5.888,17.367z M5.203,10c0-0.377,0.19-0.928,0.423-1.225c0,0,0.651-0.831,1.976-0.831c0.672,0,1.141,0.309,1.141,0.309C9.057,8.46,9.315,8.938,9.315,9.315v1.028c0,0.188-0.308,0.343-0.685,0.343H5.888C5.511,10.685,5.203,10.377,5.203,10z M7.944,16.853H7.259v-1.371l0.685-0.685V16.853z M9.657,16.853H8.629v-2.741h1.028V16.853zM8.972,13.426v-1.028c0-0.568,0.46-1.028,1.028-1.028c0.568,0,1.028,0.46,1.028,1.028v1.028H8.972z M11.371,16.853h-1.028v-2.741h1.028V16.853z M12.741,16.853h-0.685v-2.056l0.685,0.685V16.853z M14.112,17.367c-0.284,0-0.514-0.23-0.514-0.514c0-0.284,0.23-0.514,0.514-0.514c0.284,0,0.514,0.23,0.514,0.514C14.626,17.137,14.396,17.367,14.112,17.367z M14.112,10.685h-2.741c-0.377,0-0.685-0.154-0.685-0.343V9.315c0-0.377,0.258-0.855,0.572-1.062c0,0,0.469-0.309,1.141-0.309c1.325,0,1.976,0.831,1.976,0.831c0.232,0.297,0.423,0.848,0.423,1.225S14.489,10.685,14.112,10.685z M18.347,15.801c-0.041,0.016-0.083,0.023-0.124,0.023c-0.137,0-0.267-0.083-0.319-0.218l-2.492-6.401c-0.659-1.647-1.474-2.289-2.905-2.289c-0.95,0-1.746,0.589-1.754,0.595c-0.422,0.317-1.084,0.316-1.507,0C9.239,7.505,8.435,6.916,7.492,6.916c-1.431,0-2.246,0.642-2.906,2.292l-2.491,6.398c-0.069,0.176-0.268,0.264-0.443,0.195c-0.176-0.068-0.264-0.267-0.195-0.444l2.492-6.401c0.765-1.911,1.824-2.726,3.543-2.726c1.176,0,2.125,0.702,2.165,0.731c0.179,0.135,0.506,0.135,0.685,0c0.04-0.029,0.99-0.731,2.165-0.731c1.719,0,2.779,0.814,3.542,2.723l2.493,6.404C18.611,15.534,18.524,15.733,18.347,15.801z"
    ></path>
</svg>
```

And VOILA! A fun, interactive way to make Darth Vader all technicolored and fancy.

The entire App.js component:

```javascript
import "./styles.css";
import { useState } from "react";

export default function App() {
  const [color, setColor] = useState("#5CFF9A");
  const [background, setBackground] = useState("#272759");

  const selectColor = (e) => {
    setColor(e.target.value);
  };

  const selectBackground = (e) => {
    setBackground(e.target.value);
  };

  return (
    <div className="App">
      <h1>DESIGN YOUR DARTH</h1>

      <input
        type="color"
        id="color"
        name="color"
        value={color}
        onChange={selectColor}
      />
      <label htmlFor="color">Color</label>

      <input
        type="color"
        id="background"
        name="background"
        value={background}
        onChange={selectBackground}
      />
      <label htmlFor="color">Background</label>

      <svg
        className="svg-icon"
        viewBox="0 0 20 20"
        style={{ backgroundColor: background }}
      >
        <path
          fill={color}
          d="M16.853,8.355V5.888c0-3.015-2.467-5.482-5.482-5.482H8.629c-3.015,0-5.482,2.467-5.482,5.482v2.467l-2.741,7.127c0,1.371,4.295,4.112,9.594,4.112s9.594-2.741,9.594-4.112L16.853,8.355z M5.888,17.367c-0.284,0-0.514-0.23-0.514-0.514c0-0.284,0.23-0.514,0.514-0.514c0.284,0,0.514,0.23,0.514,0.514C6.402,17.137,6.173,17.367,5.888,17.367z M5.203,10c0-0.377,0.19-0.928,0.423-1.225c0,0,0.651-0.831,1.976-0.831c0.672,0,1.141,0.309,1.141,0.309C9.057,8.46,9.315,8.938,9.315,9.315v1.028c0,0.188-0.308,0.343-0.685,0.343H5.888C5.511,10.685,5.203,10.377,5.203,10z M7.944,16.853H7.259v-1.371l0.685-0.685V16.853z M9.657,16.853H8.629v-2.741h1.028V16.853zM8.972,13.426v-1.028c0-0.568,0.46-1.028,1.028-1.028c0.568,0,1.028,0.46,1.028,1.028v1.028H8.972z M11.371,16.853h-1.028v-2.741h1.028V16.853z M12.741,16.853h-0.685v-2.056l0.685,0.685V16.853z M14.112,17.367c-0.284,0-0.514-0.23-0.514-0.514c0-0.284,0.23-0.514,0.514-0.514c0.284,0,0.514,0.23,0.514,0.514C14.626,17.137,14.396,17.367,14.112,17.367z M14.112,10.685h-2.741c-0.377,0-0.685-0.154-0.685-0.343V9.315c0-0.377,0.258-0.855,0.572-1.062c0,0,0.469-0.309,1.141-0.309c1.325,0,1.976,0.831,1.976,0.831c0.232,0.297,0.423,0.848,0.423,1.225S14.489,10.685,14.112,10.685z M18.347,15.801c-0.041,0.016-0.083,0.023-0.124,0.023c-0.137,0-0.267-0.083-0.319-0.218l-2.492-6.401c-0.659-1.647-1.474-2.289-2.905-2.289c-0.95,0-1.746,0.589-1.754,0.595c-0.422,0.317-1.084,0.316-1.507,0C9.239,7.505,8.435,6.916,7.492,6.916c-1.431,0-2.246,0.642-2.906,2.292l-2.491,6.398c-0.069,0.176-0.268,0.264-0.443,0.195c-0.176-0.068-0.264-0.267-0.195-0.444l2.492-6.401c0.765-1.911,1.824-2.726,3.543-2.726c1.176,0,2.125,0.702,2.165,0.731c0.179,0.135,0.506,0.135,0.685,0c0.04-0.029,0.99-0.731,2.165-0.731c1.719,0,2.779,0.814,3.542,2.723l2.493,6.404C18.611,15.534,18.524,15.733,18.347,15.801z"
        ></path>
      </svg>
    </div>
  );
}
```

## Conclusion

Discovering dead-simple HTML solutions for problems I thought were much more complex is an awesome feeling. I hope you learned something too. 

Please let me know what you think! Do you have any questions? Did I miss something that I should know about? 

Thoughts on life? Hit me up in the comments!