themecolor
Themecolor is a design concept referring to the primary color used to define a visual theme within a user interface or design system. It functions as a reference value that helps establish branding, mood, and legibility, and is typically implemented as a design token or CSS variable. In design systems, themecolor is often stored as a token such as --themecolor or a named token like theme.color.primary, allowing themes to be swapped by changing the underlying color value while preserving consistency across components. It supports both light and dark variants, with corresponding tokens or semantic names to ensure accessible contrast in different contexts.
In web development, some platforms provide a browser chrome customization via a theme-color meta tag. The tag
Practical use includes branding alignment, easier theming, and responsive adaptation to palettes. When selecting a themecolor,