diff --git a/include/cglm/cglm.h b/include/cglm/cglm.h
index 3b0611c..e99bb09 100644
--- a/include/cglm/cglm.h
+++ b/include/cglm/cglm.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "euler.h"
 #include "plane.h"
 #include "box.h"
+#include "color.h"
 #include "util.h"
 #include "io.h"
 
diff --git a/include/cglm/color.h b/include/cglm/color.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..69566ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/cglm/color.h
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c), Recep Aslantas.
+ *
+ * MIT License (MIT), http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
+ * Full license can be found in the LICENSE file
+ */
+
+#ifndef cglm_color_h
+#define cglm_color_h
+
+#include "common.h"
+#include "vec3.h"
+
+/*!
+ * @brief averages the color channels into one value
+ *
+ * @param[in]  rgb RGB color
+ */
+CGLM_INLINE
+float
+glm_luminance(vec3 rgb) {
+  vec3 l = {0.212671f, 0.715160f, 0.072169f};
+  return glm_dot(rgb, l);
+}
+
+#endif /* cglm_color_h */
diff --git a/makefile.am b/makefile.am
index f5a78ab..f6d1471 100644
--- a/makefile.am
+++ b/makefile.am
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ cglm_HEADERS = include/cglm/version.h \
                   include/cglm/affine-mat.h \
                   include/cglm/plane.h \
                   include/cglm/frustum.h \
-                  include/cglm/box.h
+                  include/cglm/box.h \
+                  include/cglm/color.h
 
 cglm_calldir=$(includedir)/cglm/call
 cglm_call_HEADERS = include/cglm/call/mat4.h \
diff --git a/win/cglm.vcxproj b/win/cglm.vcxproj
index 36000c0..4a0463d 100644
--- a/win/cglm.vcxproj
+++ b/win/cglm.vcxproj
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\include\cglm\call\vec4.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\include\cglm\cam.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\include\cglm\cglm.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="..\include\cglm\color.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\include\cglm\common.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\include\cglm\euler.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\include\cglm\frustum.h" />
diff --git a/win/cglm.vcxproj.filters b/win/cglm.vcxproj.filters
index 559f2f7..506f3d8 100644
--- a/win/cglm.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/win/cglm.vcxproj.filters
@@ -203,5 +203,8 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\include\cglm\box.h">
       <Filter>include\cglm</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="..\include\cglm\color.h">
+      <Filter>include\cglm</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
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