Perl 6! :) (code slightly adapted to run under Pugs)

#!/usr/bin/perl6
use v6;

# ceil() not yet implemented in Pugs
sub ceil ($n) { int($n) + ($n > int($n) ?? 1 :: 0) }

my $n        = 10;
my $discrete = ceil($n ** (1/3));

my $r = any 0..$discrete-1;
my $g = any 0..$discrete-1;
my $b = any 0..$discrete-1;

# Now $r,$g,$b are Junctions containing all the possible values of
# red/green/blue.
$r = int( (1-$r/$discrete) * 255 );
$g = int( (1-$g/$discrete) * 255 );
$b = int( (1-$b/$discrete) * 255 );

# $color is a Junction containing all colors as "(red, green, blue)".
my $color = "($r, $g, $b)";

# Finally, print $color.
for $color -> $x { say $x }

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Update: Hand-rolled ceil was wrong, fixed (thanks japhy!).

In reply to Re: Generating Visually Distinct Colors by iblech
in thread Generating Visually Distinct Colors by japhy

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