The Color Shades Generator creates a series of darker variations of a base color that you can use for hover states, borders, shadows, and layered UI elements. Building a consistent design system often requires multiple related shades for the same core color, and calculating them manually can be slow or imprecise. This tool automates the process so you can experiment freely.

You start by picking a base color, and the tool generates several steps of darker shades by reducing brightness while preserving the hue. The result is a list of HEX values you can copy into your design files or code. These shades are especially useful when designing buttons, cards, backgrounds, or charts where subtle contrast is important for accessibility and hierarchy.

Everything runs in your browser and updates immediately when you change the base color. The generator is aimed at designers, developers, and anyone who wants to move beyond single flat colors and build richer visual interfaces without needing advanced design software.