💡 An experiment you can try on your next web/app project to get a more interesting color palette is color grading your design.

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[1/6] To try this, it will be easier to experiment if your design is finalized with your color palette defined up front.

I’m using @tailwindcss colors here but we talk about building a color palette in this Refactoring UI chapter:

refactoringui.com/previews/build…
[2/6] Once you’re satisfied with your design, in your design tool (I'm using Figma), draw a rectangle layer on top covering the entire design.

Experiment by changing the layers colors, blending modes and opacity — I find it’s best to keep things subtle by using a low opacity.
[3/6] Once you’re happy with the results, overlay a layer with the same color/blending mode/opacity values on top of your already defined color palette and sample the new hex values with the eye dropper to create your new color palette.
[4/6] If you’re working with images, you can also add a colored layer with reduced opacity on top to give it a similar tint as the rest of the design.

HT to @hanspagel for this idea 🙌
[5/6] Just experiment!

The results may be subtle depending on the original palette and adjustment levels you made, but the overall effect may add a bit more emotion to your design and make things feel more “glued” together.
[6/6] Overall, this is a pretty basic method and you might get more interesting results by using Photoshop and working with the adjustment layers. @JustinMezzell goes more in depth on that technique in this article he wrote that inspired this thread:

medium.com/@JustinMezzell…

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