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Brand Colors

Create color kits so your emails and landing pages always use your brand colors.

Overview

A color kit is a saved set of brand colors. Each brand can have more than one color kit. A kit can hold colors for text, backgrounds, buttons, and links.


Create a Color Kit

  1. Go to Admin. Select Brands.

    Admin > Brands navigation
  2. Click the Colors tab.

  3. Click Create Color Kit.

    Colors tab and create color kit button.
  4. Name your color kit.

    Blank color kit UI.
  5. Click the large + icon to add a color. Add as many colors as you need. Choose where each color can be used:

    • All

    • Text

    • Background: content and section backgrounds

    • Button

    • Link

    • Other: borders and dividers

    Color selection popup UI with options ticked for text, background, button, link, and other.
  6. Click the + icon next to Assign to Brand.

  7. Choose a brand from the dropdown.

    Brand selection drop down

Manage a Color Kit

  1. Click the three dots in the top-right corner of a color kit.

  2. Choose to clone or delete the kit.

    Actions menu for color kits with options clone or delete available.

Use a Color Kit

After you assign a kit to a brand, you can use it in design mode.

  1. Click any color swatch in the builder.

  2. Pick a color from your color kit.

    Color kit options for text box in the email builder.

Switch to a Different Kit

  1. Click the arrow beside the current kit name.

  2. Choose a different kit from the dropdown.

    Color kit drop down options.

Enable the Custom Color Picker

Turn on a role permission so users can pick any color in the editor, not just colors from a kit.

  1. Go to Admin.

  2. Click Roles.

  3. Select a role, such as Email Creator.

  4. Open Advanced Editor Options.

  5. Turn on Select Custom Colors in Editor.

  6. Click Save.

    Select Custom Colors in Editor” setting in Roles
  7. The Color Picker now shows in the editor when users with this role open an asset in Studio.

    Color Picker visible in editor

Note: If this role permission is not enabled, you can only select colors from pre-made brand color kits.


Need more help? Contact support via live chat within Knak using the chat bubble in the bottom right corner or email support@knak.com.

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