Welcome to PaletteJSON
PaletteJSON is a JSON schema for colour palettes.
It defines a portable, machine-readable way to describe palettes, including colours, metadata, and accessibility information.
Who is this for?
- 💻 Developers who want to load or export palettes consistently.
- 🎨 Designers who need reliable ways to share colour systems.
- 🛠️ Tool authors building converters, visualisers, or editors.
About this documentation
This site documents the v0.1 schema in detail.
Here you’ll find:
- A Quick Start with minimal examples.
- A full Specification explaining every field.
- Practical Examples showing richer use cases.
Versioning
PaletteJSON is still experimental. Future versions may add new features or tighten validation rules.
This documentation applies only to v0.1.
Ready to dive in? Start with the Quick Start guide.