Use Color Difference Engine with your AI.
Connect your account once and let the AI you already use work with it, without building another integration. Calculate perceptual color differences using CIE76, CIEDE2000, and OKLAB models.
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Works with modern AI clients that support MCP, including ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and more.
Complete set · 4 capabilities
The complete Color Difference Engine capability set.
These are the exact actions your AI can choose when you ask it to work with Color Difference Engine.
01-04
4 capabilities in this set.
Part of 4 available through Color Difference Engine.
- 01
Evaluate proximity
Checks if two colors are "close enough" based on a user-defined margin of error
- 02
Get color components
Deconstructs a single color into its human-perceivable dimensions
- 03
Rank colors by similarity
Sorts a list of candidate colors from most similar to least similar to a target color
- 04
Calculate color difference
MM: #FFFFFF). Supports CIE76, CIEDE2000, and OKLAB. Calculates the perceptual distance between two specific colors using a chosen mathematical model
Observed, not estimated
658ms average. Fast in production.
Color Difference Engine is checked daily against the live service.
- Fastest day
- 528ms
- Slowest day
- 854ms
- 14-day trend
- Slowing+7%
Connect your client
One URL. Every client.
Activate the Connector, copy your link, and paste it into the client you already use. 4 capabilities arrive ready to run.
Preview access · not provider authentication
The vk_preview_* token belongs to Vinkius preview infrastructure. It lets Claude discover and display the capabilities of Color Difference Engine, so you can see the experience inside your AI.
It does not authenticate your account with Color Difference Engine. Actions requiring credentials or live account data may not run until you activate the Connector and authorize the service.
Color Difference Engine Connector
You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.
https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_iCcCtvvsozJGtgL348fYspC5C2PHv619B8aIcg1F/mcpClaude Desktop
Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.
- 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
- 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
- 3Click Add and start a new chat — Color Difference Engine capabilities are ready to use.
{
"mcpServers": {
"color-difference-engine-mcp": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_iCcCtvvsozJGtgL348fYspC5C2PHv619B8aIcg1F/mcp"
}
}
}
Claude
ChatGPT
Cursor
VS Code
Windsurf
Claude Code
JetBrains
Cline
Step-by-step instructions for each client are in the guide. How to connect
FAQ
Questions Color Difference Engine owners ask.
- 01
What color models are supported?
The engine supports CIE76, CIEDE2000, and OKLAB for calculating perceptual distance.
- 02
How do I use the ranking capability?
Use rank_colors_by_similarity by providing a target Hex color and an array of candidate Hex strings.
- 03
Can I check if two colors are within a specific tolerance?
Yes, the evaluate_proximity capability allows you to define a threshold value to see if the difference is small enough.
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