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color-expert

A large color-science knowledge base applied to UI/UX design. Covers OKLCH/OKLAB color spaces, palette generation, accessibility contrast ratios, color naming, pigment mixing, and historical color theory. By meodai, creator of color-names.

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Install

Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.

npx skills add https://github.com/podo/design-agent-skills --skill color-expert
  1. 01

    Install

    Run the command in your project. The CLI asks which agents to install for.

  2. 02

    Describe the task

    Ask your agent for something this skill covers. It loads color-expert automatically when relevant.

  3. 03

    Review the result

    The agent follows the SKILL.md steps, scripts and references bundled with the skill.

SKILL.md

The instructions your agent reads when the skill is triggered.

color-expert

Catalogue stub — full skill: meodai/skill.color-expert

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Decision tree

  1. Is the full skill already installed?

    • Global: f=~/.agents/skills/color-expert/SKILL.md; [ -f "$f" ] && ! grep -q "^das:" "$f" && echo "installed" || echo "pointer"
    • Project: f=.agents/skills/color-expert/SKILL.md; [ -f "$f" ] && ! grep -q "^das:" "$f" && echo "installed" || echo "pointer"
    • installed → the skill is installed as color-expert, invoke it and proceed
    • pointer → go to step 2
  2. Detect scope, then install:

    [ -e ~/.agents/skills/color-expert ] && echo "global" || echo "project"
    

    Global:

    npx skills add meodai/skill.color-expert --skill color-expert -g -y
    

    Project:

    npx skills add meodai/skill.color-expert --skill color-expert -y
    

    Claude Code: send a command as a chat message starting with ! to run it without leaving the conversation.

Heads-up

  • License: CC-BY-4.0 (original material; third-party source material keeps its own licenses)
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Invoke after install

  • Skill name: color-expert
  • Trigger phrases: "color expert", "OKLCH", "color palette", "color science", "contrast ratio"

What it does

Brings a deep color-science reference library into design decisions: the skill file carries the essentials and an index points into hundreds of reference files. Covers perceptually uniform color spaces (OKLCH, OKLAB), palette generation algorithms, WCAG accessibility contrast, color naming conventions, pigment mixing theory, CSS color syntax, and the history of color in art and design. Ideal for building color systems, choosing palettes with correct contrast, or understanding why certain color combinations feel wrong.

When NOT to use

  • Design-token file structure (DTCG, aliasing, theme resolvers) → use design-tokens-skill
  • A full accessibility audit (WCAG beyond contrast) → use wcag-audit-patterns or addyosmani-quality

FAQ

What does the color-expert skill do?

A large color-science knowledge base applied to UI/UX design. Covers OKLCH/OKLAB color spaces, palette generation, accessibility contrast ratios, color naming, pigment mixing, and historical color theory. By meodai, creator of color-names.

How do I install color-expert?

Run npx skills add https://github.com/podo/design-agent-skills --skill color-expert in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/color-expert/ (personal) or .claude/skills/color-expert/ (project).

Which AI agents can use color-expert?

Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.

Is color-expert safe to install?

No partner security audit is available yet. Skills can run commands and scripts, so read the SKILL.md and any bundled files before installing.

Who maintains color-expert?

It is published by podo in podo/design-agent-skills. It has 230 recorded installs.

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