Color Harmony Types: Complementary, Analogous, Triadic, and Beyond
Color harmony is not subjective. It is geometric. The relationships between colors on the wheel determine whether a combination feels balanced, energetic, or jarring.
The Science Behind Color Clustering: How PaletteRx Groups Colors
When PaletteRx extracts 83 colors from a website and reduces them to 12 meaningful clusters, the science behind that reduction matters. Simple RGB distance fails badly.
Setting Up Automatic.css Colors with PaletteRx
Automatic.css uses six named color slots. PaletteRx maps your palette directly to them, with full HSL decomposition for automatic shade generation.
Exporting Your Palette to Bricks Builder 2.2: Complete Guide
Bricks Builder 2.2 supports JSON color palette import. PaletteRx generates the exact format Bricks expects, taking you from palette to production in 30 seconds.
Why Every Website Needs a Color System, Not Just Colors
The difference between colors and a color system is the difference between a pile of bricks and a house. Structure is what makes raw materials useful.
Color Roles Explained: Primary, Supporting, and Base Colors
Every color in your palette needs a job. Understanding the four role categories is the key to building a system that translates cleanly into production.
How to Extract Colors from Any Website with PaletteRx
Starting a redesign? PaletteRx can extract the complete color palette from any website in seconds, including CSS design tokens with their variable names.
Understanding WCAG Contrast Ratios: The Complete Practical Guide
Accessibility is not optional. The most foundational requirement for visual design is color contrast, and the standard that governs it is WCAG.
Introducing PaletteRx: A Smarter Way to Build Color Palettes
PaletteRx is not just another color picker. It is a five-step guided workflow that builds accessible, export-ready color systems for WordPress and beyond.
RGB vs. HSL: Choosing the Right Color Model for Web Design
RGB tells the computer how to mix light. HSL tells the designer how to think about color. Understanding both is foundational for building systems that scale.
What Is a Color Palette and Why Your Website Needs One
A color palette is not just 'picking some colors you like.' It is the foundation of every visual decision on your website, and getting it wrong cascades into every page.
Color Naming Conventions: Semantic vs. Descriptive vs. Abstract
How you name your colors determines how maintainable your design system is. 'Blue-500' and 'primary' serve very different purposes, and both have a place.