How UI Color Palette on Figma works
Figma's UI Color Palette stores color palettes on a Figma document page. These palettes are strictly linked to the selected page, ensuring that the entire document does not load unnecessarily when retrieving them.
Local Master
The palettes stored on the selected page act as Local Masters
. This setup provides real-time updates to the color scheme, ensuring any modifications are immediately reflected.
Local Instance
Palettes can generate documents within a Figma document as Local Instances
. This offers a quick view of the color shades and tints, complete with their properties. Note that these documents are shortcuts to the Local Master
that can be updated. Changes must be manually replicated to the generated document on demand as they are not automatically updated.
Remote Master
Palettes can be saved in the cloud for use across different Figma documents and supported platforms like Penpot and Sketch. A saved palette acts as the Remote Master
. To update a saved palette, it must be added to the local selected page, and any changes must be published.
In summary, a saved palette is the Remote Master
, a local palette is a Local Master
, and a generated document is a Local Instance
.
To learn more, see Palette publication lifecycle.
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