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colormatch.polarr.com

AI color match: a free color transfer tool

Instantly apply the color and tone of any image to your own.

figma.com

Figma plugin: Mesh gradient generator

Empower your design prowess in Figma by effortlessly creating intricate mesh gradients.

oklch.com

OKLCH color picker & converter

The new CSS Color 4 specification has added the new oklch() notation for declaring colors. This tools help with conversions.

karuna.dev

Colormaxxing

A short post that compares the classic sRGB colors with a ‘stronger’ version of them in the P3 color space.

desktopofsamuel.com

OKLCH, explained for designers

OKLCH is a new color space that improves design and development with a wider color gamut.

mistic100.github.io

Tinygradient

A simple gradient generator. Just that.

uxmag.com

Why is The World Losing Color?

The age of productivity, minimalism, and monochromatic color schemes.

uxdesign.cc

How the meaning of colour varies per culture

When Amsterdam built its new stadium, authorities decided to design its seats in rainbow colours.

sherwin-williams.com

The Loneliest Color

Meet Kingdom Gold SW 6698, Sherwin-Williams’ Loneliest Color, and see how this overlooked shade can add new color to your space.

developer.mozilla.org

Creating color palettes with the CSS color-mix() function

In this article, we’ll explore how to use the CSS color-mix() function to create variations in color palettes.

ericportis.com

Okay, Color Spaces

First you take some colors. And then you arrange them, however you like, into some kind of space.

developer.chrome.com

High Definition CSS Color Guide

CSS Color 4 brings wide gamut color tools and capabilities to the web: more colors, manipulation functions, and better gradients.

material.io

An updated theming experience with Material Theme Builder 2.0

Celebrating two years of MTB with a major update including Color Match.

pantone.com

Pantone Color of the Year 2024: Peach Fuzz

Peach Fuzz is a velvety gentle peach tone whose all-embracing spirit enriches mind, body, and soul.

evilmartians.com

Figma plugin magic tricks: mixing colors with SVG and Canvas API

We overcame a tough color blending roadblock by ditching the iterative method and shifting into a "declarative" approach with SVG and the Canvas API.

imperavi.com

How to create a color palette for design systems

This article provides a helpful and huge guide on creating color palettes for design systems.

evilmartians.com

Figma plugin API: diving into advanced algorithms & data structures

Frontend isn’t just aesthetics — we can also use algorithms, data structures, & tree traversal techniques.

uxdesign.cc

And the 2024 color of the year is…

From Pantone to Papanek. Speculating what will be the next Pantone Color of the Year

tess.oconnor.cx

Link colors and the rule of tincture

When you think of heraldry what comes to mind is probably knights in shining armor, damsels in distress, jousting, that sort of thing.

stephango.com

Flexoki

Flexoki is an inky color scheme for prose and code.