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8 spring palettes that go beyond generic pastels. Cherry blossoms, wildflower fields, fresh greens, and warm earth, ready to use.

I tested every major palette generator. Here is what each one actually does well, where it falls short, and which one to use depending on what you are building.

Pastels are harder than they look. Here are 8 palettes that hold up in real design work, plus what makes a pastel palette feel intentional instead of washed out.

Generate palettes, look up colors, and browse community data from your own code. Here is what the API does, what it returns, and how to start using it.

Coolors gets the palette loop right. Here is the alternative I kept iterating on until version 5 finally worked, and why every palette renders live as a mesh gradient.

Mesh gradients blend colors like watercolor instead of straight lines. Here's what they are, how they work, and how to make one in seconds.

A hands-on look at every mesh gradient tool worth trying. What each does well, where it falls short, and which one fits your workflow.

A step-by-step guide to creating, customizing, and exporting mesh gradients for hero sections, social content, and app interfaces.

How to use gradient backgrounds that actually look good on your site. Palette ideas, code snippets, accessibility tips, and export options.

Stop using the same flat backgrounds as everyone else. Here's how to create scroll-stopping gradient backgrounds for Instagram, LinkedIn, and TikTok.

Animated gradients grab attention, but they can also hurt performance and accessibility. Here's when they work, when they don't, and how to export them.

Most gradient backgrounds fail WCAG contrast tests. Here's how to fix that with overlays, smart palette choices, and a simple testing method.