How to Edit and Customize Colors in a Site's Design

How to Edit and Customize Colors in a Site's Design

By Michael Turner

December 9, 2024 at 10:37 PM

Section colors help define your site's identity and enhance usability. Here's how to manage colors effectively:

Setting Site-Wide Colors

  1. Open Site Styles panel and click Colors
  2. Choose a color palette:
    • Presets: Pre-defined color combinations
    • From Image: Generate palette from image colors
    • From Color: Build palette around primary color

Gray Palette

Gray Palette

Modifying Section Colors

  1. Open Site Styles > Colors
  2. Review section theme labels
  3. Select section to modify
  4. Choose color theme from available options
  5. Save changes

Black text on white background

Black text on white background

Theme Types:

  • Type 1: Black/white text with colored elements
  • Type 2: Colored text with themed elements
  • Vibrant: High-contrast combinations

Color selection menu

Color selection menu

Customizing Colors

  1. Access color picker through Site Styles
  2. Choose colors using:
    • HEX codes
    • RGB/RGBA values
    • HSL/HSLA values
    • HTML color names

Example of a custom color palette

Example of a custom color palette

Transparency Settings:

  • Use opacity slider for overlay colors
  • Adjust background transparency
  • Set inset border opacity

Dropdown color palette selection menu

Dropdown color palette selection menu

Special Elements:

  • Block backgrounds
  • Section borders
  • Footer spacing
  • Mobile navigation
  • Announcement bars

Yellow arrow right

Yellow arrow right

Pro Tips:

  • Maintain consistent contrast for accessibility
  • Test colors across different devices
  • Consider color psychology for branding
  • Use transparency for subtle effects
  • Keep backup of color codes

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