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Add color cards using RGB, Hex, Pantone or Eyedropper
Add color cards using RGB, Hex, Pantone or Eyedropper

Easily build color palettes in Make the Dot

Theren Moodley avatar
Written by Theren Moodley
Updated over 6 months ago
Make the Dot - create color palettes for your fashion moodboard

A color card is a type of card that can be added to a board from the toolbar. It contains the RGB value, Hex code, and/or Pantone code of the specific color hue. You can use this to easily create color palettes for your collection.

Below are 4 different ways you can add a color card.

Add color card via color picker

Make the Dot - create a color swatch for your fashion moodboard

To see more information about the color card, click on the card and then click on details in the context menu that appears.

Add color card via Pantone library

Build your palette using the textile TCX library

Make the Dot - create color swatch for your fashion moodboard using the pantone library

Tip: Translating between Hex and Pantone

Don't have the Pantone code and don't wanna scroll through the whole library? We got you covered: simply select a color from the color picker and tap on Pantone - we will match the closest Pantone color for you!

Make the Dot - translating pantone colors from hex and RGB colors

Add color card via search

Search with color code, color name or simply the color hue

Make the Dot - create color swatch via search

Add color card using RGB / Hex Code

Make the Dot - create color swatch via HEX or RGB codes
๐Ÿ’ก SPEEDY TIP: When you're entering the RGB value, try using the TAB
key to navigate to the next value.


Detecting color from images using the Eyedropper

Make the Dot - create color swatches using an eyedropper to detect colors from images on your fashion moodboard


Edit the color

You can edit the color simply by clicking on the color card to open the contextual menu and then clicking on the edit button

By default, every color card has been assigned a color name - either according to the standard RGB colors or the Pantone names. You can choose to rename your color card to give it your own flair.

Type in a different name in the name field within the color tool and then click Save to rename your color card.

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