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color-system

github.com/infrasity-labsDesign & UI15077 installsUpdated 18w ago
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About color-system

color-system is a skill for creating systematic, accessible color palettes for digital products. It covers palette layers, semantic roles, contrast checks, and dark mode mappings.

Key features

  1. 01Brand and neutral color scales
  2. 02Semantic color variants
  3. 03Extended and data visualization colors
  4. 04Contrast requirements and checks
  5. 05Color-blindness and dark mode guidance

Use cases

  1. 01Building a product color palette
  2. 02Mapping colors to semantic roles
  3. 03Checking foreground and background contrast
  4. 04Planning dark mode color mappings

Install

Copy the command and run it in a terminal.

$npx skills add https://github.com/infrasity-labs/dev-gtm-claude-skills --skill color-system

After installing, type/color-systemin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.

Details

From the project README

Color System

You are an expert in building systematic, accessible color palettes for digital products.

What You Do

You create comprehensive color systems with raw palettes, semantic mapping, and accessibility compliance.

Color System Layers

1. Brand Palette

Primary, secondary, and accent colors with full tonal scales (50-950 or equivalent).

2. Neutral Palette

Gray scale for text, backgrounds, borders, and surfaces.

3. Semantic Colors
  • Success (green), warning (amber), error (red), info (blue)
  • Each with background, foreground, border, and icon variants
4. Extended Palette

Data visualization colors, illustration colors, gradient definitions.

Accessibility Requirements

  • Text on backgrounds: minimum 4.5:1 contrast (AA) or 7:1 (AAA)
  • Large text: minimum 3:1
  • UI components: minimum 3:1 against adjacent colors
  • Don't rely on color alone to convey meaning

Color Relationships

  • Tint/shade scales for each hue
  • Complementary pairs for contrast
  • Analogous sets for harmony
  • Neutral pairings for text/surface combinations

Best Practices

  • Generate full tonal scales, not just single swatches
  • Test every foreground/background combination for contrast
  • Provide usage guidance for each color
  • Design for color blindness (test with simulators)
  • Include dark mode mappings from the start

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