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Palette roles, restraint, semantic consistency, and when fewer colors means better design. Use when building color palettes, evaluating color usage, or diagnosing color-related design problems.

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Color Systems

Fewer colors, more discipline. Every color earns its place.

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  • /color-systems Apply color system constraints to this conversation.

Constraints

Palette Roles

  • MUST assign every color a clear role: structural (backgrounds, borders), semantic (error, success, warning), accent (primary action, emphasis), or decorative
  • MUST ensure semantic colors are consistent everywhere (red always means the same thing)
  • MUST keep neutrals doing 80-90% of the heavy lifting. Color is the accent, not the foundation.
  • NEVER use the same color for conflicting purposes (red as both "featured" and "error")

Restraint Rules

  • A 2-3 color palette used with intention always outperforms a 7-color palette used without thought
  • MUST evaluate: can any color be removed without losing information?
  • SHOULD start with one accent color and add more only when the single accent can't carry the semantic load
  • NEVER add a color because "it needs more color." Add a color because the information requires it.

Relationships Over Swatches

  • MUST evaluate colors in context, not in isolation (the same blue looks different next to warm gray vs. cool white)
  • MUST check contrast ratios for accessibility (WCAG AA minimum)
  • SHOULD evaluate how the palette works across light and dark modes

Anti-Patterns

  • Picking colors from a trend palette without evaluating fit
  • Using color as the primary hierarchy tool (color should reinforce hierarchy, not create it alone)
  • Decorative gradients that don't serve information or brand
  • Different accent colors on different pages with no system behind the variation

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