We updated the editor's color panel to make switching between a solid color, gradient, and photo background more predictable.
The main change is to page backgrounds: gradients now start from the selected color, photos no longer return after switching modes, and the panel communicates its current state more clearly.
Added
- Automatically create a gradient from the selected solid color.
- Choose a darker variation of the first color as the second gradient color.
- Show a hex value for a solid color, an angle for a gradient, and an indicator when a photo is selected.
- Warn when widget and element colors may blend together.
Improved
- Place the darker color at the bottom of new gradients.
- Apply HEX field edits on Enter or when the field loses focus.
- Remove unnecessary internal scrolling from the desktop color panel.
- Keep palette popovers from being clipped by the panel container.
Fixed
- Prevent photo backgrounds from returning after switching to a solid color or gradient.
- Prevent a late photo load from overwriting a subsequently selected color or gradient.
- Remove the extra outline around the color input while editing.
- Preserve custom gradients when switching between modes.




