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[Image & Media](/categories/media) 4. / 5. andrewgjohnson/imagecolorallocatefromstring ActiveLibrary[Image & Media](/categories/media) andrewgjohnson/imagecolorallocatefromstring =========================================== imagecolorallocatefromstring is a function that will allocate a color based on a string for your PHP GD images v1.0.2(3y ago)115[1 issues](https://github.com/andrewgjohnson/imagecolorallocatefromstring/issues)1MITPHPPHP >=5.0.0 Since Dec 9Pushed 1y ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/andrewgjohnson/imagecolorallocatefromstring)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/andrewgjohnson/imagecolorallocatefromstring)[ Docs](https://imagecolorallocatefromstring.agjgd.org)[ GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/andrewgjohnson)[ Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/agjgd)[ RSS](/packages/andrewgjohnson-imagecolorallocatefromstring/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (3)DependenciesVersions (4)Used By (1) imagecolorallocatefromstring ============================ [](#imagecolorallocatefromstring) [![MIT License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/04922227901ae9b0742e739b586a385fdacbb439766ee50870ea8db097378794/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f6c6963656e73652d4d49542d3033363664362e706e673f636f6c6f72423d303336366436267374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://github.com/andrewgjohnson/imagecolorallocatefromstring/blob/master/LICENSE)[![Current Release](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/4ce6b640ab4a7ddc0bbce3762ee142b938e9c640fb398e7ebcff97330ca78b9e/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6769746875622f72656c656173652f616e64726577676a6f686e736f6e2f696d616765636f6c6f72616c6c6f6361746566726f6d737472696e672e706e673f636f6c6f72423d303336366436267374796c653d666c61742d737175617265266c6f676f436f6c6f723d7768697465266c6f676f3d676974687562)](https://github.com/andrewgjohnson/imagecolorallocatefromstring/releases)[![Contributors](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/f773a8f68dc74a657e57432df3b87d605b16a3c28e90419244df650924972610/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6769746875622f636f6e7472696275746f72732f616e64726577676a6f686e736f6e2f696d616765636f6c6f72616c6c6f6361746566726f6d737472696e672e706e673f636f6c6f72423d303336366436267374796c653d666c61742d737175617265266c6f676f436f6c6f723d7768697465266c6f676f3d676974687562)](https://github.com/andrewgjohnson/imagecolorallocatefromstring/graphs/contributors)[![Packagist Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/c6df9a40b25cdc16f76860d9976067eb11d37efa6cf1044fa3c9b490a6f8c8da/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f616e64726577676a6f686e736f6e2f696d616765636f6c6f72616c6c6f6361746566726f6d737472696e672e706e673f636f6c6f72423d303336366436267374796c653d666c61742d737175617265266c6f676f436f6c6f723d7768697465266c6f676f3d7061636b6167697374)](https://packagist.org/packages/andrewgjohnson/imagecolorallocatefromstring/stats)[![Issues](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/299fcc38cd60430ef8751e40da586f7eac8fe03e0e4789d0fd81fb7ddcf35fcd/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6769746875622f6973737565732f616e64726577676a6f686e736f6e2f696d616765636f6c6f72616c6c6f6361746566726f6d737472696e672e706e673f636f6c6f72423d303336366436267374796c653d666c61742d737175617265266c6f676f436f6c6f723d7768697465266c6f676f3d676974687562)](https://github.com/andrewgjohnson/imagecolorallocatefromstring/issues)[![Patreon](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/76b6aa6e329a7b193e2bd48b4262663ddfce5ad5d94758951feb4b037158f24b/68747470733a2f2f696d616765636f6c6f72616c6c6f6361746566726f6d737472696e672e61676a67642e6f72672f646f63756d656e746174696f6e2f696d616765636f6c6f72616c6c6f6361746566726f6d737472696e672e61676a67642e6f72672f696d616765732f70617472656f6e2d62616467652e706e67)](https://patreon.com/agjopensource) [![](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/27c8e5c32070d6022cf800430261e06149a8824dfa23b122df61f7b25c7bf05d/68747470733a2f2f696d616765636f6c6f72616c6c6f6361746566726f6d737472696e672e61676a67642e6f72672f646f63756d656e746174696f6e2f696d616765636f6c6f72616c6c6f6361746566726f6d737472696e672e61676a67642e6f72672f696d616765732f6176617461722e706e67)](https://imagecolorallocatefromstring.agjgd.org/) Description ----------- [](#description) **imagecolorallocatefromstring** is a function that will allocate a color based on a string for your PHP GD images. [![Patreon - Become a Patron](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/24c60c4550632628010d5c53c8cf9abc46d101caea3a76f057bff8884850c3b5/68747470733a2f2f7261737465722e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f50617472656f6e2532302d6265636f6d6525323061253230506174726f6e2d4644333334412e706e673f7374796c653d666f722d7468652d6261646765266c6f676f3d70617472656f6e266c6f676f436f6c6f723d464433333441)](https://patreon.com/agjopensource) **imagecolorallocatefromstring** is an [agjgd](https://agjgd.org) project. Usage ----- [](#usage) ### With Composer [](#with-composer) This project offers support for the [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/) dependency manager. You can find the imagecolorallocatefromstring package online on [packagist.org](https://packagist.org/packages/andrewgjohnson/imagecolorallocatefromstring). #### Install using Composer [](#install-using-composer) Either run this command: ``` composer require andrewgjohnson/imagecolorallocatefromstring ``` or add this to the `require` section of your composer.json file: ``` "andrewgjohnson/imagecolorallocatefromstring": "1.*" ``` ### Without Composer [](#without-composer) To use without Composer add an [include](http://php.net/manual/function.include.php) to the [`imagecolorallocatefromstring.php` source file](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/andrewgjohnson/imagecolorallocatefromstring/master/source/imagecolorallocatefromstring.php). ``` include_once 'source/imagecolorallocatefromstring.php'; ``` Examples -------- [](#examples) ``` // standard method to allocate a color for an image $red = imagecolorallocate($im, 0xFF, 0x00, 0x00); // these will all allocate the same color as the method above $alsoRed = imagecolorallocatefromstring($im, '#FF0000'); $alsoRed = imagecolorallocatefromstring($im, '#Ff0000'); $alsoRed = imagecolorallocatefromstring($im, '#ff0000'); $alsoRed = imagecolorallocatefromstring($im, '#f00'); $alsoRed = imagecolorallocatefromstring($im, 'f00'); ``` There are [other examples](https://github.com/andrewgjohnson/imagecolorallocatefromstring/tree/master/examples) included in the GitHub repository and on [imagecolorallocatefromstring.agjgd.org](https://imagecolorallocatefromstring.agjgd.org/examples/). Help Requests ------------- [](#help-requests) Please post any questions in the [discussions area](https://github.com/andrewgjohnson/imagecolorallocatefromstring/discussions) on GitHub if you need help. If you discover a bug please [enter an issue](https://github.com/andrewgjohnson/imagecolorallocatefromstring/issues/new) on GitHub. When submitting an issue please use our [issue template](https://github.com/andrewgjohnson/imagecolorallocatefromstring/blob/master/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md). Contributing ------------ [](#contributing) Please read our [contributing guidelines](https://github.com/andrewgjohnson/imagecolorallocatefromstring/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) if you want to contribute. You can contribute financially by becoming a [patron](https://patreon.com/agjopensource) at [patreon.com/agjopensource](https://patreon.com/agjopensource) to support imagecolorallocatefromstring and [other agjgd.org projects](https://agjgd.org/projects/). [![Patreon - Become a Patron](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/24c60c4550632628010d5c53c8cf9abc46d101caea3a76f057bff8884850c3b5/68747470733a2f2f7261737465722e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f50617472656f6e2532302d6265636f6d6525323061253230506174726f6e2d4644333334412e706e673f7374796c653d666f722d7468652d6261646765266c6f676f3d70617472656f6e266c6f676f436f6c6f723d464433333441)](https://patreon.com/agjopensource) Acknowledgements ---------------- [](#acknowledgements) This project was started by [Andrew G. Johnson (@andrewgjohnson)](https://github.com/andrewgjohnson). Full list of contributors: - [Andrew G. Johnson (@andrewgjohnson)](https://github.com/andrewgjohnson) Our [security policies and procedures](https://github.com/andrewgjohnson/imagecolorallocatefromstring/blob/master/.github/SECURITY.md) comes via the [atomist/samples](https://github.com/atomist/samples/blob/master/SECURITY.md) project. Our [issue templates](https://github.com/andrewgjohnson/imagecolorallocatefromstring/tree/master/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE) comes via the [tensorflow/tensorflow](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/master/SECURITY.md) project. Our [pull request template](https://github.com/andrewgjohnson/imagecolorallocatefromstring/blob/master/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md) comes via the [stevemao/github-issue-templates](https://github.com/stevemao/github-issue-templates) project. The [mountains photo](https://unsplash.com/photos/qJvpykJ5SKs) comes via [Gabriel Garcia Marengo](https://unsplash.com/@gabrielgm). Changelog --------- [](#changelog) You can find all notable changes in the [changelog](https://github.com/andrewgjohnson/imagecolorallocatefromstring/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md). ### Health Score 23 — LowBetter than 27% of packages Maintenance9 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity7 Limited adoption so far Community11 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity58 Maturing project, gaining track record Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 94.7% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. 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