Curated Color Palette Browser

Discover professional color combinations for your websites and apps.

Mango Tango

Tropical mango fruit palette

mangotropicalfruity

Dusty Rose

Vintage dusty rose tones

dustyrosevintage

Caribbean Blue

Vibrant Caribbean sea colors

caribbeanbluesea

Cinnamon Spice

Warm cinnamon spice tones

cinnamonspicewarm

Violet Storm

Dramatic violet storm palette

violetstormdramatic

Pistachio Green

Soft pistachio nut greens

pistachiogreensoft

Cranberry Red

Tart cranberry red shades

cranberryredtart

Glacier Ice

Pure glacier ice blues

glaciericepure

Bronze Metal

Metallic bronze tones

bronzemetalmetallic

Bubblegum Pink

Sweet bubblegum pink palette

bubblegumpinksweet

Marine Blue

Deep marine ocean blues

marineoceandeep

Butterscotch

Sweet butterscotch candy tones

butterscotchcandysweet

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Design System Color Palette & Harmonies Workspace

Color variables form the foundation of accessible UI designs. This companion tool lets you calculate WCAG contrast ratings and scale color token systems instantly.

Figma Design Use Cases

•Defining semantic color tokens (Primary, Secondary, Success, Warning) for Figma libraries.
•Auditing color combinations against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) contrast boundaries.
•Generating color harmonies (complementary, split-complementary, triadic, analogous) from a single brand hex value.

Step-by-Step Walkthrough

1
Input your primary brand color in HEX, RGB, or HSL format inside the color inspector field.
2
Inspect the dynamically calculated accessibility contrast scores against white and dark backgrounds.
3
Explore the auto-generated visual harmony palettes under the palette preview grid.
4
Click on any generated hex code to copy the design token directly into your Figma color panel.

Practical Design Examples

Brand Primary Blue: HEX #0284c7 maps to HSL 201° 98% 39% (Excellent contrast on light backgrounds).

Triadic Harmony Set: For base color #ef4444 (Red), the tool suggests #4ade80 (Green) and #60a5fa (Blue) for UI visual accents.

Educational Concepts

Color models translate physical light wavelengths into computer coordinates. Unlike RGB (Red, Green, Blue) which is optimized for cathode ray tubes, HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) organizes color coordinates logically for human designers, allowing you to create tints and shades simply by altering the Lightness parameters.

How It Compares to Alternatives

Feature	Our Web Companion Tool	Standard Alternatives / Plugins
Contrast Auditing	Instant, inline scoring	Needs separate Figma plugins
Harmonies Math	Calculated instantly on the fly	Manual manual color picking
Variables Scaling	Standardizes HSL tokens directly	Rough visual guesses

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a curated color palette?

A curated color palette is a pre-selected group of harmonious colors chosen by professional designers for their structural balance, contrast, and visual appeal in UI/UX layouts.

How can I filter palettes in the browser?

You can click on any category filter button (such as Pastel, Corporate, Retro, or Dark) at the top of the browser to view palettes matching that design theme.

What formats can I copy colors in?

The browser lets you copy individual HEX codes by clicking color segments, or copy the entire color set as a CSS variable text block or a standard JSON array for programming.

How do I configure color tokens in Figma?

Paste the copied HEX values from your chosen palette into Figma's local variables library to map them to semantic names like surface, text-primary, and accent.