This is a simple Yii extension for the miniColors jQuery color picker plugin:

http://abeautifulsite.net/blog/2011/02/jquery-minicolors-a-color-selector-for-input-controls/
http://plugins.jquery.com/project/jQueryMiniColors

Installation:

Extract / checkout these files into the SMiniColors directory under <code>protected/extensions</code> in your Yii project

Usage:

This extension contains two classes:

SColorPicker Widget - Generates a standard HTML input tag with the ID you specify

$this->widget('ext.SMiniColors.SColorPicker', array(
    'id' => 'myInputId',
    'defaultValue'=>'#000000',
    'hidden'=>false, // defaults to false - can be set to hide the textarea with the hex
    'options' => array(), // jQuery plugin options
    'htmlOptions' => array(), // html attributes
));

SActiveColorPicker Widget - Generates an "Active" HTML input for the CActiveRecord model you specify

$this->widget('ext.SMiniColors.SActiveColorPicker', array(
    'id' => 'myInputId',
    'defaultValue'=>'#000000',
    'hidden'=>false, // defaults to false - can be set to hide the textarea with the hex
    'options' => array(), // jQuery plugin options
    'htmlOptions' => array(), // html attributes
));

This extension was created by Evan Johnson for http://splashlabsocial.com.

It is released under the GNU General Public License, version 2 http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html