Hue, saturation and lightness drive emotion and hierarchy; the 60-30-10 rule keeps schemes disciplined.
Principles#
Pick one dominant hue, one neutral family, one accent. Use saturation for energy and lightness for hierarchy — never both at once. Nakshora’s 22 palettes give you every hue; your discipline is choosing three.
Applied#
- Apply it to your next feature, not a mythical redesign
- Encode the decision as a token or component
- Write one paragraph of team guidance
- Audit an existing page against the principle
Related#
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