# pastel > Generate, analyze, convert and manipulate colors. > More information: . - Convert colors from one format to another. Here from RGB to HSL: `pastel format {{hsl}} {{ff8000}}` - Show and analyze colors on the terminal: `pastel color "{{rgb(255,50,127)}}"` - Pick a color from somewhere on the screen: `pastel pick` - Generate a set of N visually distinct colors: `pastel distinct {{8}}` - List all X11/CSS color names: `pastel list`