Sketch manages colors through two systems: Document Colors (simple saved hex values available in color pickers) and Color Variables (named, reusable tokens that update globally). PaletteRx exports the hex values and role-based names to populate either system.
Document Colors vs. Color Variables
Document Colors are quick presets — saved hex values that appear in the color picker. They are convenient but not linked: changing a Document Color does not update elements that already use it.
Color Variables are true design tokens. When you apply a Color Variable to a layer and later change the variable's value, every instance updates. This is the design system approach, and it maps directly to PaletteRx's role-based thinking.
Exporting from PaletteRx
Select Sketch from the Design Tools section in PaletteRx's export step. The output provides hex values with role-based names (Primary, Secondary, Light Base, Dark Base) that translate to meaningful Color Variable names in Sketch.
Setting Up in Sketch
For Color Variables: open your Sketch file, go to the Components page or any page, and create Color Variables in the right sidebar's color panel. Name each variable according to its PaletteRx role and paste the hex value.
For Document Colors: click any color picker, navigate to Document Colors at the bottom, and click the "+" to add each hex value from PaletteRx.
Sharing Across Files
Turn your color file into a Sketch Library to share the palette across all your team's files. When you update the library colors, every linked file receives the update.