Automated scoring and recommendations
Palette Readiness Score, Palette DNA, Smart Fix, compatibility matrices, semantic role mapping, Palette Compare, and related suggestions use deterministic calculations and heuristics. They can help identify common issues, but they do not understand every product requirement, brand rule, audience, or visual context.
A score of 100/100 means that a palette satisfies Color Pick’s current internal scoring rules. It is not a universal quality score, professional certification, WCAG conformance statement, or guarantee that a completed design is accessible.
Color Pick Spot Color System
CPS is an independent digital reference system created for Color Pick. CPS references are not Pantone colors, Pantone equivalents, or official matches to proprietary commercial color systems.
CPS codes, names, families, and metadata are intended for digital organization, design-system planning, and process-color handoff. CMYK values and print labels are approximations rather than physical spot-ink recipes.
Screen and print differences
Colors can look different because displays, brightness, operating-system settings, browser rendering, ambient lighting, printers, inks, paper, coatings, calibration, and color profiles vary.
CMYK conversions, total-ink estimates, paper previews, gamut warnings, and print-safe alternatives are planning references. They do not replace calibrated proofs, ICC-based production workflows, substrate testing, or guidance from a qualified print provider.
Accessibility checks
Contrast calculations assess specified foreground and background colors under defined formulas. A passing pair does not guarantee that an entire website, application, document, chart, animation, interaction, or user journey meets WCAG or other accessibility requirements.
Real accessibility also depends on typography, focus behavior, labels, semantics, keyboard access, zoom, motion, layout, content, error handling, assistive technology, and user testing. See the Accessibility Statement.
Color-vision simulations and quizzes
Color-vision simulations and the Color Vision Quiz are educational design aids. They are not medical devices, diagnostic tests, or substitutes for an examination by a qualified healthcare professional.
Results can be affected by display quality, brightness, viewing angle, ambient light, color-management settings, and the limitations of simulation models.
Generated files and code
Review CSS, Tailwind configuration, design tokens, SVG, PNG, JSON, CSV, QR state, and project backups before using them in production. Generated names, code, and values may require adaptation to match your organization’s conventions and technical requirements.
Use professional review when needed
Seek qualified review for regulated materials, safety-critical communication, healthcare, financial disclosures, formal accessibility audits, trademark-sensitive brand work, packaging, high-volume printing, textile production, and any workflow where a color error could cause significant harm or cost.
For more detail about the calculations used by Color Pick, read the Color Methodology.