diff --git a/orx-color/src/demo/kotlin/DemoXSLUV01.kt b/orx-color/src/demo/kotlin/DemoXSLUV01.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cdb6c21b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/orx-color/src/demo/kotlin/DemoXSLUV01.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+// Visualize XSLUV color space by drawing a recursively subdivided arcs
+
+import org.openrndr.application
+import org.openrndr.color.ColorRGBa
+import org.openrndr.extensions.SingleScreenshot
+import org.openrndr.extras.color.spaces.ColorXSLUVa
+import org.openrndr.extras.color.spaces.toHSLUVa
+import org.openrndr.math.Polar
+import org.openrndr.shape.contour
+
+fun main() {
+    class Arc(val start: Double, val radius: Double, val length: Double, val height: Double) {
+        fun split(offset: Double = 0.0): List<Arc> {
+            val hl = length / 2.0
+            return listOf(Arc(start, radius + offset, hl, height), Arc(start + hl, radius + offset, hl, height))
+        }
+
+        val contour
+            get() = contour {
+                moveTo(Polar(start, radius).cartesian)
+                arcTo(radius, radius, length, false, true, Polar(start + length, radius).cartesian)
+                lineTo(Polar(start + length, radius + height).cartesian)
+                arcTo(radius + height, radius + height, length, false, false, Polar(start, radius + height).cartesian)
+                lineTo(anchor)
+                close()
+            }
+    }
+
+    fun List<Arc>.split(depth: Int): List<Arc> = if (depth == 0) {
+        this
+    } else {
+        this + flatMap { it.split(it.height) }.split(depth - 1)
+    }
+
+    application {
+        configure {
+            width = 720
+            height = 720
+        }
+
+        program {
+            // -- this block is for automation purposes only
+            if (System.getProperty("takeScreenshot") == "true") {
+                extend(SingleScreenshot()) {
+                    this.outputFile = System.getProperty("screenshotPath")
+                }
+            }
+
+            val arcs = (0..4).map { Arc(it * 90.0 - 45.0, 50.0, 90.0, 50.0) }.split(5)
+
+            extend {
+                drawer.clear(ColorRGBa.GRAY)
+                val color = ColorRGBa.RED
+                val hc = color.toHSLUVa()
+                drawer.stroke = ColorRGBa.BLACK
+                drawer.strokeWeight = 1.0
+                drawer.translate(drawer.bounds.center)
+                val l = if (System.getProperty("takeScreenshot") == "true") 0.7 else mouse.position.y / height
+                val s = if (System.getProperty("takeScreenshot") == "true") 1.0 else mouse.position.x / width
+                for (arc in arcs) {
+                    val xsluv = ColorXSLUVa(arc.start + arc.length / 2.0, s, l, 1.0)
+                    drawer.fill = xsluv.toRGBa()
+                    drawer.contour(arc.contour)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/orx-color/src/main/kotlin/palettes/Palettes.kt b/orx-color/src/main/kotlin/palettes/Palettes.kt
index 8f5c2439..417e3624 100644
--- a/orx-color/src/main/kotlin/palettes/Palettes.kt
+++ b/orx-color/src/main/kotlin/palettes/Palettes.kt
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 package org.openrndr.extras.color.palettes
 
 import org.openrndr.color.*
-import org.openrndr.extras.color.spaces.ColorHPLUVa
-import org.openrndr.extras.color.spaces.ColorHSLUVa
-import org.openrndr.extras.color.spaces.toHPLUVa
-import org.openrndr.extras.color.spaces.toHSLUVa
-
+import org.openrndr.extras.color.spaces.*
 
 
 fun <T> colorSequence(vararg offsets: Pair<Double, T>): ColorSequence
@@ -52,6 +48,7 @@ class ColorSequence(val colors: List<Pair<Double, ConvertibleToColorRGBa>>) {
             is ColorLUVa -> right.second.toRGBa().toLUVa().mix(l, nt).toRGBa()
             is ColorHSLUVa -> right.second.toRGBa().toHSLUVa().mix(l, nt).toRGBa()
             is ColorHPLUVa -> right.second.toRGBa().toHPLUVa().mix(l, nt).toRGBa()
+            is ColorXSLUVa -> right.second.toRGBa().toXSLUVa().mix(l, nt).toRGBa()
             is ColorLCHUVa -> right.second.toRGBa().toLCHUVa().mix(l, nt).toRGBa()
             is ColorLCHABa -> right.second.toRGBa().toLCHABa().mix(l, nt).toRGBa()
             else -> error("unsupported color space: ${l::class}")
diff --git a/orx-color/src/main/kotlin/spaces/ColorHSLUVa.kt b/orx-color/src/main/kotlin/spaces/ColorHSLUVa.kt
index 36939676..a34cffef 100644
--- a/orx-color/src/main/kotlin/spaces/ColorHSLUVa.kt
+++ b/orx-color/src/main/kotlin/spaces/ColorHSLUVa.kt
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ data class ColorHSLUVa(val h: Double, val s: Double, val l: Double, val a: Doubl
         return ColorLCHUVa(l100, c, h, a)
     }
 
+    fun toXSLUVa() : ColorXSLUVa {
+        return ColorXSLUVa(hueToX(h), s, l, a)
+    }
+
     override fun shiftHue(shiftInDegrees: Double) = copy(h = h + (shiftInDegrees))
 
     override fun shade(factor: Double) = copy(l = l * factor)
@@ -136,6 +140,84 @@ fun mix(left: ColorHSLUVa, right: ColorHSLUVa, x: Double): ColorHSLUVa {
             (1.0 - sx) * left.a + sx * right.a)
 }
 
+data class ColorXSLUVa(val x: Double, val s: Double, val l: Double, val a: Double):
+        ConvertibleToColorRGBa,
+        HueShiftableColor<ColorXSLUVa>,
+        SaturatableColor<ColorXSLUVa>,
+        ShadableColor<ColorXSLUVa>,
+        OpacifiableColor<ColorXSLUVa>,
+        AlgebraicColor<ColorXSLUVa> {
+    override fun shiftHue(shiftInDegrees: Double) = copy(x = x + (shiftInDegrees))
+
+    override fun shade(factor: Double) = copy(l = l * factor)
+
+    override fun saturate(factor: Double) = copy(s = s * factor)
+
+    override fun toRGBa(): ColorRGBa {
+        return toHSLUVa().toRGBa()
+    }
+
+    fun toHSLUVa(): ColorHSLUVa = ColorHSLUVa(xToHue(x), s, l, a)
+
+    override fun opacify(factor: Double) = copy(a = a * factor)
+
+    override fun minus(other: ColorXSLUVa) = copy(x = x - other.x, s = s - other.s, l = l - other.l, a = a - other.a)
+
+    override fun plus(other: ColorXSLUVa) = copy(x = x + other.x, s = s + other.s, l = l + other.l, a = a + other.a)
+
+    override fun times(factor: Double) = copy(x = x * factor, s = s * factor, l = l * factor, a = a * factor)
+
+    override fun mix(other: ColorXSLUVa, factor: Double) = mix(this, other, factor)
+}
+
+fun ColorRGBa.toXSLUVa() = toHSLUVa().toXSLUVa()
+
+fun mix(left: ColorXSLUVa, right: ColorXSLUVa, x: Double): ColorXSLUVa {
+    val sx = x.coerceIn(0.0, 1.0)
+    return ColorXSLUVa(
+            mixAngle(left.x, right.x, sx),
+            (1.0 - sx) * left.s + sx * right.s,
+            (1.0 - sx) * left.l + sx * right.l,
+            (1.0 - sx) * left.a + sx * right.a)
+}
+
+private fun map(x: Double, a: Double, b: Double, c: Double, d: Double): Double {
+    return ((x - a) / (b - a)) * (d - c) + c
+}
+
+private fun hueToX(hue:Double): Double {
+    val h = ((hue % 360.0) + 360.0) % 360.0
+    return if (0 <= h && h < 35) {
+        map(h, 0.0, 35.0, 0.0, 60.0)
+    } else if (35 <= h && h < 60) {
+        map(h, 35.0, 60.0, 60.0, 120.0)
+    } else if (60 <= h && h < 135.0) {
+        map(h, 60.0, 135.0, 120.0, 180.0)
+    } else if (135.0 <= h && h < 225.0) {
+        map(h, 135.0, 225.0, 180.0, 240.0)
+    } else if (225.0 <= h && h < 275.0) {
+        map(h, 225.0, 275.0, 240.0, 300.0)
+    } else {
+        map(h, 276.0, 360.0, 300.0, 360.0)
+    }
+}
+
+private fun xToHue(x:Double) : Double {
+    val x = x % 360.0
+    return if (0.0 <= x && x < 60.0) {
+        map(x, 0.0, 60.0, 0.0, 35.0)
+    } else if (60.0 <= x && x < 120.0) {
+        map(x, 60.0, 120.0, 35.0, 60.0)
+    } else if (120.0 <= x && x < 180.0) {
+        map(x, 120.0, 180.0, 60.0, 135.0)
+    } else if (180.0 <= x && x < 240.0) {
+        map(x, 180.0, 240.0, 135.0, 225.0)
+    } else if (240.0 <= x && x < 300.0) {
+        map(x, 240.0, 300.0, 225.0, 275.0)
+    } else {
+        map(x, 300.0, 360.0, 276.0, 360.0)
+    }
+}
 
 data class ColorHPLUVa(val h: Double, val s: Double, val l: Double, val a: Double = 1.0) :
         ConvertibleToColorRGBa,