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Color Shades Generator

Color Shades Generator

A simple Figma plugin that helps you generate beautiful color palettes with customizable shades.

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About this plugin

A simple Figma plugin that helps you generate beautiful color palettes with customizable shades. Perfect for creating consistent color systems as it will generate Styles and/or Variables.


Features


Color Generation


Generate 11 shades (50, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 950) from a single base color

Two generation methods:

-- HSL Adjustments: Fine-tune lightness and saturation for each shade

-- LAB Interpolation: Create perceptually uniform color scales


Color Control

- Input base color using a color picker or HSL values

- Customize color name for your palette

- Real-time preview of all generated shades

- Adjust individual shade properties (lightness and saturation)

- Adjust contrast between each shade


Figma Integration

- Generate Figma Color Styles

- Generate Figma Color Variables

- Visual preview of the palette

- Automatic positioning of generated palettes


Code snippets:

Copy-paste ready code snippets:

- CSS variables

- Tailwind CSS

- Hex values

- HSL values


How to Use


1. Name your color palette

2. Select your base color (500 shade) using the color picker or HSL inputs

3. Choose your preferred generation method (HSL Adjustments or LAB Interpolation)

4. Customize individual shade adjustments if using HSL method or use contrast slider

6. Choose whether to generate Figma Color Styles and Variables

7. Click "Generate Palette" to create your color system

Plugin Details

Version4
CreatedApril 17, 2025
Last UpdatedJune 11, 2025
CategoryAccessibility tools
CreatorLuc Hespel
Stats73 installs, 14 likes
PricingFree

Technical Details

  • API:1.0.0
  • UI:ui.html
  • main:code.js
  • Document Access:dynamic-page
  • Editor Types:
    figma
  • Allowed Domains:
    • none