Use Paletter with Figma
Design tokens that go from Paletter to Figma Variables without a spreadsheet.
Designers build palettes in one place. Developers implement in another.
Colors drift. The Figma file says one thing, the code says another. Someone updates a hex value in the design system and forgets to tell engineering. Or vice versa. Now you have two sources of truth and neither is right.
Spreadsheets, Slack messages, "hey can you check the latest colors" — this is not a system. This is hope.
One export. Figma and code get the same values.
Export design tokens JSON from Paletter. Import into Figma as Variables. Same source, same values, zero translation. The palette you generated is now the palette your designers use. No copy-paste errors. No "which version is this."
Three steps. No plugins required.
Generate
Upload a cover image or build from color theory. Paletter extracts five curated colors with assigned roles.
Export
Hit the Export tab. Choose "Design Tokens JSON". Download the file or copy the output.
Import
In Figma, go to Local Variables panel. Use the import option to bring in your tokens. Done.
Semantic tokens, not arbitrary swatches
Semantic role names
Background, Ink, Accent, Support, Neutral. Not "blue-500". Names that describe what the color does, not what it looks like.
Hex + RGB values
Both formats included. Figma Variables accept either. No manual conversion between your code and your designs.
Variable modes ready
Import once, then extend with light/dark modes in Figma. The semantic names already map to mode-based thinking.
Single source of truth
Export from Paletter. Import into Figma. Copy to code. Same values everywhere. Zero drift.
Same palette, every format
The same palette that exports to Figma also exports as CSS custom properties and a Tailwind v4 @theme block. Design and code stay in sync because they come from the same source. Not because someone remembered to update both.
Generate your Figma palette
Design tokens that go straight to Figma Variables. No spreadsheet required.