Module:TypeToColor

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This template converts a "type" value to a color, using the supported icon set. It is used in Template:Marker and Template:Listing.

All colors should pass WCAG AA guidelines for color contrast.

Overview of colors used in Wikivoyage
Type	CSS3 color name	Example
see	#387bb2
do	#757070
buy	#008080
eat	#b1591b
drink	#000000
sleep	#000080
listing	#258825
go	#A52A2A
city	#0000FF
other	#258825
view	#4169E1
vicinity	#800000
around	#800080
gold	#FFD700
lime	#BFFF00
red	#FF0000
silver	#C0C0C0

Example color outputs
Input	Output	Comment
`#{{#invoke:TypeToColor\|convert\|sleep}}`	#000080	type to color
`#{{#invoke:TypeToColor\|convert\|red}}`	#FF0000	color to color
`#{{#invoke:TypeToColor\|convert\|wrong}}`	#C0C0C0	wrong to default
`#{{#invoke:TypeToColor\|convert\|}}`	#C0C0C0	no to default

The above documentation is transcluded from Module:TypeToColor/doc.
Editors can experiment in this module's sandbox and testcases pages.
Subpages of this module.

local p = {}

function p.convert( frame )
	return p.convertImpl(frame.args[1])
end

function p.convertImpl(type)
	type = type:lower()
	local types = {
		['do'] = '757070',
		around = '800080',
		buy = '008080',
		city = '0000FF',
		drink = '000000',
		eat = 'b1591b',
		go = 'A52A2A',
		listing = '258825',
		other = '258825',
		see = '387bb2',
		sleep = '000080',
		vicinity = '800000',
		view = '4169E1',

		launchsite = 'FF8C00',
	}

	local result = types[type]
	if result then
		return result
	end
	
	-- Deprecated usage - trace it
	types = {
		black = '000000',
		blue = '0000FF',
		brown = 'A52A2A',
		chocolate = 'D2691E',
		forestgreen = '228B22',
		gold = 'FFD700',
		gray = '808080',
		grey = '808080',
		lime = 'BFFF00',
		magenta = 'FF00FF',
		maroon = '800000',
		mediumaquamarine = '66CDAA',
		navy = '000080',
		orange = 'FFA500',
		plum = 'DDA0DD',
		purple = '800080',
		red = 'FF0000',
		royalblue = '4169E1',
		silver = 'C0C0C0',
		steelblue = '4682B4',
		teal = '008080',
	}

	local result = types[type]
	if result then
		return result --  .. '[[category:Fixme TypeToColor]]'
	end

	return 'C0C0C0' -- .. '[[category:Fixme TypeToColor Unknown]]'
end

return p