Any algorithm for temperature to color (NeoPixel or any 3-color LED)

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Has anyone developed any algorithm for generating RGB based on temperature:

Blue = Cold (say... 24 deg)
Green = maybe 30 deg?
Yellow = 40 deg
Orange = 50 deg
Red = Hot 65+ deg

And all shades in between?

Someone has to have developed a nice formula.

Ideas?

Thanks

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Has been done. you should use HSL colour format (check wikipedia for the details) and convert it to RGB.

HSL is easier to make a rainbow.

void setup()
{
}

void loop()
{
  f loat R,G,B;
  float t = getTemperature();

  t = t/ 100;  // need to be adapted
  HSL(t, 1, 0.5, R, G, B);
  // use R G B values here
   
}


void HSL(float H, float S, float L, float& Rval, float& Gval, float& Bval)
{
  float var_1;
  float var_2;
  float Hu=H+.33;
  float Hd=H-.33;
  if ( S == 0 )                       //HSL from 0 to 1
  {
    Rval = L * 255;                      //RGB results from 0 to 255
    Gval = L * 255;
    Bval = L * 255;
  }
  else
  {
    if ( L < 0.5 ) 
      var_2 = L * ( 1 + S );
    else           
      var_2 = ( L + S ) - ( S * L );

    var_1 = 2 * L - var_2;

    Rval = round(255 * Hue_2_RGB( var_1, var_2, Hu ));
    Gval = round(255 * Hue_2_RGB( var_1, var_2, H ));
    Bval = round(255 * Hue_2_RGB( var_1, var_2, Hd ));
  }
}

float Hue_2_RGB( float v1, float v2, float vH )             //Function Hue_2_RGB
{
  if ( vH < 0 ) 
    vH += 1;
  if ( vH > 1 ) 
    vH -= 1;
  if ( ( 6 * vH ) < 1 ) 
    return ( v1 + ( v2 - v1 ) * 6 * vH );
  if ( ( 2 * vH ) < 1 ) 
    return ( v2 );
  if ( ( 3 * vH ) < 2 ) 
    return ( v1 + ( v2 - v1 ) * (.66-vH) * 6 );
  return ( v1 );
}

should get you started

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Something a little simpler:

 int temp;
  byte red, green, blue;

  temp = constrain(temp, 24, 65);
  if (temp > 30) {
    red = map(temp, 30, 65, 0, 255);
    green = 255 - red;
    blue = 0;
  }
  else {
    red = 0;
    green = map(temp, 24, 30, 0, 255);
    blue = 255 - green;
  }

PS. 24 is nice and warm, 50+ scorches human skin!

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PaulRB:
PS. 24 is nice and warm, 50+ scorches human skin!

Some locations have hit that ambient temperature in recent times!

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Paul__B:
Some locations have hit that ambient temperature in recent times!

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