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Color science, design systems, and AI workflows — written for people who build things.
DESIGN.md: The File That Makes AI Agents Actually Understand Your Design System
Google's open-source DESIGN.md standard gives AI coding tools persistent design context. Here's what it is, how it works, and how to generate one from any color palette.
Building Color Palettes That Pass Accessibility Audits
Contrast ratios, WCAG standards, and the practical workflow for building palettes that look great and work for everyone.
Color Psychology Is Real — Here's How It Actually Works in UI
Beyond the "blue means trust" clichés: what research actually tells us about color and user behavior, and how to apply it to product design.
From a Hex Code to a Full Design System in 10 Minutes
You have a brand color. Now what? A step-by-step guide to expanding a single hex value into a complete, production-ready color system.
OKLCH: The Color Space Built for the Modern Web
Why the new OKLCH color space is better than HSL and RGB for design systems, and how it makes every color tool smarter.
Your AI Coding Tool Has No Idea What Colors You Want
AI tools are great at writing code but terrible at color. Here's how to fix that with a single file in your project root.
The Dark Mode Palette Problem (And How to Solve It)
Most dark mode implementations get color completely wrong. Here are the principles that actually work, with OKLCH examples.