Color palettes for AI-assisted coding

Give your AI structured color data. Get on-brand output every time.

01 — The gap

AI tools generate UI fast. They also generate it ugly.

AI coding tools can scaffold an entire app in minutes. Layouts, components, routing, state management. All handled.

Colors? They reach for defaults. Blue buttons. Gray backgrounds. White text on things that shouldn't have white text. The gap isn't capability. It's context. Your AI has no idea what your brand looks like.

02 — The fix

Give AI structured color data

Not hex codes in a comment. Not a Figma link. Structured data the AI can parse and apply: roles, tokens, contrast ratios, usage rules.

One file. Markdown format. Dropped in your project root. Every AI tool reads it automatically. No plugins. No extensions. No copy-pasting into prompts.

03 — How it works

Three steps. One file. Done.

01

Generate

Extract from an image, build from color theory, or remix an inspiration palette. Your call.

02

Export

Hit the COLORS.md button. Get a complete file with roles, tokens, contrast ratios, and usage rules.

03

Drop in

Add it to your project root. Same convention as README.md. Every AI tool picks it up. No plugins. No config.

04 — Every tool, one file

Works with everything you already use

Claude Code

Reads COLORS.md from your project root automatically. Zero config.

Cursor

Indexes workspace files. Your palette becomes codebase context.

Windsurf

Reads project files for context. Colors always available.

v0

Paste your color tokens into the system prompt. Consistent output.

Bolt

Include COLORS.md in your project. Every generation uses your palette.

Lovable

Add your color spec to project context. On-brand from the first prompt.

05 — What's in the file

Everything the AI needs to stay on brand

Roles

Background, Ink, Accent, Support, Neutral. Each mapped to a purpose. The AI knows what goes where.

Contrast

Pre-computed WCAG AA/AAA ratios for every meaningful pair. No guesswork. No accessibility failures.

Tokens

CSS custom properties and Tailwind v4 @theme tokens. Copy-paste ready. The AI drops them straight into code.

Rules

Explicit constraints. Never use accent as body text. Always maintain 4.5:1. The AI stays on brand.

Generate your AI palette

One file. Every tool. Your colors in every prompt.

Generate your AI palette