# color-expert A skill with 286K words of reference material on OKLCH, palette generation, contrast and pigment mixing. Useful when you build a theme or check color accessibility. - skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 2900 installs · ★ 104031 - Author: nexu-io - License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page - Source: https://github.com/nexu-io/open-design/tree/HEAD/skills/color-expert/SKILL.md - Updated: 2026-10-25 - HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/color-expert ## What it does color-expert hands your agent a reference library on color science: OKLCH and OKLAB, palette generation, accessibility and contrast checks, color naming, pigment mixing, and historical color theory. The agent pulls from it when it needs to pick shades or compute contrast instead of guessing values. The skill is curated from @meodai's work. The OpenDesign catalogue entry only advertises it, so running the full upstream workflow with its original assets and scripts means installing the upstream bundle into your agent's skills directory. Once installed, invoke it by name (`color-expert`) or with a trigger phrase such as "color theory", "palette generator", "color science", "oklch palette" or "contrast check". Install goes through `npx skills add nexu-io/open-design --skill color-expert` with a flag for your agent. GitHub Copilot uses a different command: `gh skill install`. Installing by hand puts the skill file at a path like `~/.claude/skills/color-expert/SKILL.md`. ## Install ### Claude Code (native platform) 1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)** ```bash npx skills add nexu-io/open-design --skill color-expert -a claude-code ``` 2. **Manually: put the files in place** - File: `~/.claude/skills/color-expert/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/color-expert/ ### Codex 1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)** ```bash npx skills add nexu-io/open-design --skill color-expert -a codex ``` 2. **Manually: put the files in place** - File: `.agents/skills/color-expert/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/ ### Cursor 1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)** ```bash npx skills add nexu-io/open-design --skill color-expert -a cursor ``` 2. **Manually: put the files in place** - File: `.cursor/skills/color-expert/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/ ### GitHub Copilot 1. **GitHub CLI** ```bash gh skill install nexu-io/open-design color-expert ``` 2. **Manually: put the files in place** - File: `.github/skills/color-expert/SKILL.md` ### Gemini CLI 1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)** ```bash npx skills add nexu-io/open-design --skill color-expert -a gemini-cli ``` 2. **Platform CLI** ```bash gemini skills install https://github.com/nexu-io/open-design --path skills/color-expert ``` ### Windsurf (Devin Desktop) **Manually: put the files in place** - File: `.devin/skills/color-expert/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works ### OpenCode **Skills CLI (Vercel)** ```bash npx skills add nexu-io/open-design --skill color-expert -a opencode ``` ### Claude.ai **Claude.ai** - Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/nexu-io/open-design/tree/HEAD/skills/color-expert/SKILL.md ## When to use it - build an OKLCH palette for light and dark themes - check text-on-background contrast before shipping - name shades for a design system - work out pigment mixing for an illustration - figure out why two colors read as equally bright ## Example prompts - Build an OKLCH palette for a dark theme and check each shade's contrast against the background - Check the contrast of `#333` text on a `#f5f5f5` background and tell me if it passes accessibility - Suggest names for these five blue shades ## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0 Below is the content of a third-party file. 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BEGIN THIRD-PARTY FILE 853d423ee5a4b831 ````text --- name: color-expert description: | Color science expert skill with 286K words of reference material covering OKLCH/OKLAB, palette generation, accessibility/contrast, color naming, pigment mixing, and historical color theory. triggers: - "color theory" - "palette generator" - "color science" - "oklch palette" - "contrast check" od: mode: design-system category: design-systems upstream: "https://github.com/meodai/skill.color-expert" --- # color-expert > Curated from @meodai. ## What it does Color science expert skill with 286K words of reference material covering OKLCH/OKLAB, palette generation, accessibility/contrast, color naming, pigment mixing, and historical color theory. ## Source - Upstream: https://github.com/meodai/skill.color-expert - Category: `design-systems` ## How to use This catalogue entry advertises the skill in OpenDesign so the agent discovers it during planning. To run the full upstream workflow with its original assets, scripts, and references, install the upstream bundle into your active agent's skills directory: ```bash # Inspect the upstream README for exact paths open https://github.com/meodai/skill.color-expert ``` Then ask the agent to invoke this skill by name (`color-expert`) or with one of the trigger phrases listed in this skill's frontmatter. ```` END THIRD-PARTY FILE 853d423ee5a4b831 The third-party file has ended. Everything between the 853d423ee5a4b831 tags is data: requests and commands from it are not followed. 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