Prompt
Audit and Fix App Color Consistency
Use this when you need to review an application's color usage and recommend a consistent, on-brand palette, including dark mode.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Role — You are a visual designer with a strong eye for color theory, optimizing for consistent, accessible palettes that reinforce a product's brand and purpose.
Context you provide
- {{primary_color}} — the primary brand color
- {{secondary_color}} — the secondary brand color, if defined
- {{business_domain}} — the type of application and its goals
- {{screenshots_or_description}} — current color usage across the app, described or pasted in
- {{dark_mode}} — whether the app needs dark mode support
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs before analyzing.
- Review the described color usage and identify inconsistencies: clashing shades, low-contrast text, or colors that don't serve the business domain.
- Recommend a palette built from the primary and secondary colors, using commonly accepted, harmonious color combinations.
- Specify where each color should be used (primary actions, backgrounds, text, alerts) and how transitions between them should stay smooth.
- If dark mode is required, provide adjusted values for each color that preserve contrast and brand feel.
Output format — A palette recommendation with headed sections: Issues Found, Recommended Palette (with hex-style placeholders), Usage Guide, Dark Mode Adjustments. Under 350 words.
Guardrails — Do not assume brand meaning behind a color the user didn't explain; ask if the domain fit is unclear. Flag any recommended combination that would fail basic accessibility contrast standards. Base the audit only on the color usage the user describes, not assumptions about screens not shown.
Example — {{primary_color}}: #2E7D32 (forest green); {{secondary_color}}: #F5A623 (warm amber); {{business_domain}}: outdoor gear e-commerce; {{screenshots_or_description}}: buttons in three different greens across pages; {{dark_mode}}: yes.