Managing dozens of color variations across a design system creates unnecessary chaos. You might spend hours adjusting tints and shades instead of building the actual website.

However, there’s a way to build colors that are flexible, consistent, and easy to maintain: with Hue, Saturation, Lightness (HSL)-based colors. Divi 5 gives you the tools to do this without overcomplicating your workflow.

In this post, we’ll walk through setting up semantic color roles so you can design intuitive layouts without the grunt work. Let’s get to it!

What Are Semantic Color Roles

Semantic color roles organize your palette by purpose. Instead of

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