Color
The Zendesk Garden color system is a set of purposeful colors designed with brand personality, usability, and accessibility in mind. The system is broken down into two core palettes: UI and brand.
UI colors
The UI colors are used when creating interface elements. Each color has been designed to meet accessibility requirements.
Primary colors
Primary colors are used for the structure of interfaces, actionable items,
and validation. Colors in the 600
, 700
, and 800
ranges have a WCAG
AA
ratio above 4.5:1 against white or 100
backgrounds (excluding
yellow-600
). The 800
color range has AAA contrast ratios above 7:1
against white and 100
backgrounds.
Secondary colors
Secondary colors are used in supplementary UI elements such as icons, tags,
status badges, and illustrations. Each color has a light and dark hue with a
default and muted variant. Muted colors are denoted by an M
prefix, like
M400
.
The default color variants should be used for small UI elements when the
design requires a vibrant color. The muted variants are for applications with
larger floods of color like data visualization and infographics. Colors in
the 400
range meet a minimum contrast of 3:1 on white backgrounds
(excluding lemon
and lime-400
). Colors in the 600
range meet a 4.5:1
contrast ratio on white backgrounds (excluding lemon
).
Brand colors
The brand color palette contains the primary brand colors of Zendesk’s product suite. These colors are reserved to denote elements in the UI related to Zendesk products.