Briefle words · UI design
Dominant color
Also called base color
The color covering most of the interface, usually a calm neutral that everything else sits on.
Say it to an AI
Course dashboard following 60-30-10: a light neutral page and white cards as the dominant color, a dark slate sidebar as the secondary, and orange as the accent color used only for progress bars, the active nav marker and the 'Continue lesson' button.
How an expert would brief the stronger version of “Course dashboard”.
See it
Try it as a puzzle →Home screen of an online learning platform for working adults.
Why: A's dominant color is off-white; B has no clear base because the pale yellow page competes with teal and lavender.
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