/********

Natural Nerd
LED "fade-
between"
colors
*************
* To use the code for your own projects, update the parameters
* marked with CONFIG.
*/

#include "FastLED.h"
#include <math.h>

/*************************************
* CONFIG
* How many leds are you controlling?
* Change it!
*************************************/
#define NUM_LEDS 1
#define LED_PIN 6

/*************************************
* CONFIG
* Color declarations, RGB style
* Feel free to add more colors
* That way more fades can be created!
*************************************/
int purple[3] = {210, 0, 255};
int peach[3] = {255, 90, 30};
int lime[3] = {50, 255, 30};

/** Variable and function declarations */

CRGB leds[NUM_LEDS];
int i;
void fade_between(int a[3], int b[3], CRGB leds[NUM_LEDS], int del);
void set_definite(int a[3], CRGB leds[NUM_LEDS]);

/* Initialize the LEDs */

void setup() {
Serial.begin(9600);
FastLED.addLeds<NEOPIXEL, LED_PIN>(leds, NUM_LEDS);
for (i = 0; i < NUM_LEDS; i++)
leds[i] = CRGB(purple[0], purple[1], purple[2]);
FastLED.show();
}
/*************************************
* CONFIG
* Add or remove fades to your own liking.
* Change the delay, which is the last parameter
* of the fade_between(..) function to reduce
* or increase the speed of the fade. The time
* to "hold" a color, is decided by the delay
* between the function calls.
*************************************/
void loop() {
fade_between(purple, peach, leds, 60);
delay(1000);
fade_between(peach, lime, leds, 60);
delay(1000);
fade_between(lime, purple, leds, 60);
delay(1000);
}

/**
* Params: fade_between(color from, color-to, led-array, delay)
*/
void fade_between(int a[3], int b[3], CRGB leds[NUM_LEDS], int del) {
int i, j, steps = 100;
double dsteps = 100.0;
double s1, s2, s3, tmp1, tmp2, tmp3;
s1 = double((b[0] - a[0])) / dsteps;
s2 = double((b[1] - a[1])) / dsteps;
s3 = double((b[2] - a[2])) / dsteps;

tmp1 = a[0], tmp2 = a[1], tmp3 = a[2];

for (i = 0; i < steps; i++) {

tmp1 += s1;
tmp2 += s2;
tmp3 += s3;

for (j = 0; j < NUM_LEDS; j++)

leds[j] = CRGB((int)round(tmp1), (int)round(tmp2), (int)round(tmp3));
FastLED.show();
delay(del);
}
set_definite(b, leds);
}

void set_definite(int a[3], CRGB leds[NUM_LEDS]) {

int i;
for (i = 0; i < NUM_LEDS; i++)
leds[i] = CRGB(a[0], a[1], a[2]);

FastLED.show();
}