diff --git a/tools/generatePalette.py b/tools/generatePalette.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python2
+import sys
+import getopt
+
+try:
+	import hsluv
+except ImportError:
+	import pip
+	pip.main(['install', 'hsluv'])
+	import hsluv
+
+def colorMaker(refColor, maxNum):
+	def nextColor(val):
+		nextHue = (refColor[0] + val * 360 / maxNum) % 360
+		return hsluv.hsluv_to_hex([nextHue, refColor[1], refColor[2]])
+	return nextColor
+
+def generateGrowingList(refColor, maxNum):
+	nextColor = colorMaker(refColor, maxNum)
+	return list(map(nextColor, range(1, maxNum)))
+
+def quotes(line):
+	return '"' + line + '"'
+
+def printPalette(palette):
+	print('const PALETTE = [')
+	print(",\n".join(map(quotes, palette)))
+	print('];')
+
+def cssPrinter(color, i):
+	return '.linked-code-decoration-inline-' + str(i) + ' {\n    background: ' + color + ' !important;\n}\n'
+
+def printCSS(palette):
+	print( "\n".join([cssPrinter(x, i) for i,x in enumerate(palette)]))
+
+usage = 'Usage: generatePalette.py -c <referencecolor> -n <number>'
+
+def main(argv):
+	color = "#5ed9cd"
+	number = 5
+	try:
+		opts, args = getopt.getopt(argv,"hc:n:",["color=","number="])
+	except getopt.GetoptError:
+		print(usage)
+		sys.exit(2)
+	for opt, arg in opts:
+		if opt == '-h':
+			print(usage)
+			sys.exit()
+		elif opt in ("-c", "--color"):
+			color = '#' + arg
+		elif opt in ("-n", "--number"):
+			number = int(arg)
+
+	refColor = hsluv.hex_to_hsluv(color)
+	palette = [color] + generateGrowingList(refColor, number)
+	printPalette(palette)
+	print('')
+	printCSS(palette)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+	main(sys.argv[1:])
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