{"id":421,"date":"2024-03-07T17:57:32","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T22:57:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brand.utk.edu\/web-design-system\/?page_id=421"},"modified":"2025-08-14T10:23:24","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T14:23:24","slug":"colors-and-textures","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brand.utk.edu\/web-design-system\/colors-and-textures\/","title":{"rendered":"Color &amp; Texture Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"259\" src=\"https:\/\/brand.utk.edu\/web-design-system\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/colorbar-1024x259.jpg\" alt=\"Five circles ranging in color from orange to dark gray with pattern variants shown on top\" class=\"wp-image-928\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brand.utk.edu\/web-design-system\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/colorbar-1024x259.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/brand.utk.edu\/web-design-system\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/colorbar-300x76.jpg 300w, https:\/\/brand.utk.edu\/web-design-system\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/colorbar-768x194.jpg 768w, https:\/\/brand.utk.edu\/web-design-system\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/colorbar-1536x389.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/brand.utk.edu\/web-design-system\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/colorbar.jpg 1700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Component and Pattern Variations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Many WDS components and patterns offer variations from which to choose. Variants include differences in color, texture, width, and alignment. If a component has a variant, you will be able to use the component viewer to preview it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Backgrounds, Colors, and Textures<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Torch components offer several pattern variants with different background colors and textures. When a background variant is available for a pattern, it can be previewed in the component library using the component viewer. These color and texture variants may be used to provide accents, highlights, and pops of color to pages. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patterns with orange backgrounds add splashes of color to the page. Pattern variants with other background colors and textures break up white space on a page and create visual interest, highlights, and points of focus for users.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another creative way to bring additional color variation and interest to pages is to use photography with orange highlights in patterns with media components.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Specific Considerations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Overall, UT-branded websites should maintain a light, bright appearance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use patterns with dark gray backgrounds rarely to add contrast or highlight important information. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Limit the use of textured variants to no more than three per page. Do not use the same variant on adjacent patterns. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pattern variants with dot textures should be used sparingly. Please do not alter the size of the dot texture.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Patterns with similar background textures (such as the dot texture) should not be stacked or clustered together on a page. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use no more than three full-width orange bar variants on a single page (preferably fewer). Insert other patterns between them to maintain visual separation and distinctness.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Monotone (grayscale) photo background variants should be used only once per page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Component and Pattern Variations Many WDS components and patterns offer variations from which to choose. Variants include differences in color, texture, width, and alignment. If a component has a variant, you will be able to use the component viewer to preview it. 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