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name: build-a-color-palette
description: "Six palettes in six moods, five colors each, then the one that works on a real site."
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# Build a color palette

Purpose:: 6 palette options for the brand, then the best one picked, like on coolors.co.

Rules::
- Rooted in the brand config and the picked hero
- 6 truly different moods; 5 colors each: background, text, primary, accent, neutral
- Text on background passes 4.5:1 contrast

Inventory::
- Your brand config and picked hero
- A contrast checker

Steps::
1. Read the config and look at the picked hero
2. Make 6 palettes, one mood each
3. Check text on background contrast for each
4. Pick the one that fits the brand best
5. Reply: the 6 lines (5 hex + mood), Pick, Palette, and a coolors.co link of the pick

Metrics::
- The 6 options are clearly different
- The pick works on a real site: readable text, one clear accent

Source:: https://isklls.com/skills/build-a-color-palette (iSklls, free skill library)