Color Token Preview

Turn one token-ready base color into light and dark component previews before exporting CSS variables or JSON into code.

This page sits between Accessible Color Palette and Color Token Export. It is for visual sign-off, not for picking the first palette candidate.

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How to use

  1. Enter the base color, token prefix, and AA or AAA target.
  2. Use the cards and contrast checkpoints as a fast visual gate before code handoff.
  3. If the preview already feels stable, move next to Color Token Audit to catch duplicate roles, weak contrast pairs, or near-identical tokens before export.
  4. Use Color Token Export after the audit looks acceptable and you are ready to copy CSS vars or JSON tokens.

Wave 55 expansion

Preview tokenized UI before handoff

This page answers one narrower question after role colors are mostly set: do those token roles still look balanced once you place them into lightweight UI blocks?

Build the preview after the token roles are mostly acceptable.

Light preview
    Dark preview

      How to choose between nearby pages

      Use Accessible Color Palette when the role assignment itself is still changing. Use this page after those roles are mostly acceptable and the remaining question is whether cards, buttons, and muted text still feel balanced. Use Color Token Audit after the preview is acceptable and the next job is checking duplicates, near-matches, or contrast failures before export. Use Color Token Diff after Audit when the next question is how the new token set differs from the current one before rollout. Use Color Token Export after the audit is acceptable and the next job is copying CSS variables, JSON tokens, or a utility-map handoff. Use OKLCH Converter or Color Difference when the real question is still about tuning the source color rather than checking the tokenized UI result.

      FAQ

      What does this page do?

      It turns one base color into light and dark token previews so you can inspect cards, buttons, and contrast checkpoints before exporting tokens.

      When should I use this instead of Accessible Color Palette?

      Use Accessible Color Palette when the role assignment itself is still changing. Use this page after the roles are mostly acceptable and the remaining question is whether the token set still looks balanced in UI blocks.

      When should I use this instead of Color Token Export?

      Use this page before the export step when you want a visual sign-off. Use Color Token Export after the preview is acceptable and the next job is copying CSS vars or JSON tokens.

      Does this replace a full design review?

      No. It is a quick browser-side checkpoint only and not a replacement for a full design system review.