A simple, self-contained matlab lookup function for the XKCD color name survey.

Color Lookup Page

Colors are returned as a RGB triplet scaled 0-1 as one would use in Matlab.

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linecolor = xkcd_rgb('butterscotch')
plot(x, y, 'color', linecolor)

% or 
plot(x, y, 'color', xkcd_rgb('butterscotch'))

% or
h = plot(x, y);
set(h, 'Color', xkcd_rgb('butterscotch'))