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    Color palette extension
    • 05 Mar 2024
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    Color palette extension

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    Article summary

    Plan availability

    All paid plans

    Permissions

    • Owners/Creators - Can create, delete, and modify extensions

    • Editors - Can edit the configuration of previously configured extensions

    Platform(s)

    Web/Browser, Mac app, and Windows app

    Related reading

    Guide: Build your own Airtable extensions

    Airtable terminology

    Extension - Extensions are modular components that add visuals or functionality to a base, and were shown in the base's dashboard. Users can create custom extensions, or they can use extensions created by Airtable or other open-source extensions.

    Overview

    The Color palette extension allows you to pull HEX, RGB or HSL codes and color names from your base and turn them into a palette. You can also copy each color code type into your clipboard, allowing seamless collaboration between teams.

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    To use the color palette extension, you need a field containing names for your swatches, and a field containing color codes. The color codes can be HEX, RGB, or HSL.

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    When you install your color palette extension, you'll automatically get brought to the new extension's settings page. From here, you can specify the appropriate table and view, the field for your swatch names, and the field for your color codes.

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    When viewing the live version of your extension in the extensions panel or the fullscreen dashboard, you can click on any color's RGB, HEX, or HSL code to copy that code to your clipboard.

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    FAQs

    Does this extension support gradient colors?

    No, gradient colors are not supported with the color palette extension.


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