Gladius color themes
We are choosing the color palette for Gladius, and nothing else. This page shows the same four example screens in 19 different palettes, so you can compare how each one feels.
- The mood each palette creates
- Whether it feels trustworthy
- Whether it is easy to read
- Whether you would remember it
- Layout, spacing and screen design
- Wording, features and buttons
- Names, companies and prices (all made up)
The screens are rough sketches that exist only to show the colors in use. The final product will look different.
How to use this page
Pick a color theme, flip Dark or Light, then look at all four screens.
- Color theme changes the look of the whole page.
- Mode flips between dark and light.
- Background theme background, pure black or white, or slate or cream.
- Screen tabs above the preview switch between four example screens.
Try it yourself
Selected theme: Mint Ledger
Mood: Fresh and precise, like a well-kept ledger. A bright mint button on near-black.
Appeals to: Technical and data-minded users.
Risk: The neon feel may seem less serious to traditional companies.
Colors in this theme
The main working screen a customer would use every day. A search box, filters and a list of people.
The 19 themes at a glance
Warm, serious and a little dramatic. Deep wine-red darkness, chalk-white text and an orange-red button.
Suits: Buyers who want a premium, confident brand.
Risk: Red can read as a warning, and the button may feel urgent or pushy.
Calm and dependable, like a good bank with a seaside office. A coral button adds warmth.
Suits: Careful, professional buyers such as finance and hiring teams.
Risk: Dark teal with a warm accent is a common startup look, so it may not stand out.
Fresh and precise, like a well-kept ledger. A bright mint button on near-black.
Suits: Technical and data-minded users.
Risk: The neon feel may seem less serious to traditional companies.
Soft, friendly and approachable. Peach and plum tones feel human rather than corporate.
Suits: Recruiters, agencies and other people-focused teams.
Risk: May feel too gentle for a product that deals in data and money.
Confident and money-minded. Deep green-black with a vivid green button that says go.
Suits: Sales teams who care about results and revenue.
Risk: Green is the most common success color, so it can look like many finance apps.
Stark and editorial. Black and off-white, with one flash of orange-red used only for verified.
Suits: Design-minded buyers and anyone who likes a quiet, confident look.
Risk: With so little color, the buttons draw less attention and the feel can be cold.
Cool steel grey with an orchid-pink button. Modern and a bit playful.
Suits: Creative agencies and younger teams.
Risk: Pink is distinctive but divisive. Some buyers may not read it as serious business.
Sharp and electric. Near-black navy with a hazard-yellow button and lavender for verified.
Suits: Bold, product-minded buyers who want to stand out.
Risk: Yellow can read as a warning sign, and it needs a darker olive for text on light backgrounds.
Grounded and crafted, like aged copper. Deep green-black with an amber button and teal for verified.
Suits: Established buyers who value calm and craft over flash.
Risk: Verified and success share one teal, and the amber button sits close to warning amber.
Clear and corporate-confident. Deep navy with a bright blue button and a warm sand note for verified.
Suits: Finance, enterprise and operations buyers.
Risk: Blue is the default business color, so it may look familiar.
Raw and energetic. Graphite with an acid-lime button.
Suits: Developers and fast-moving startup teams.
Risk: Lime can feel loud and is hard to read as text on light backgrounds.
Calm and a little futuristic. Deep indigo with a violet button and mint for verified.
Suits: Tech-forward buyers and AI-curious teams.
Risk: Purple is crowded in software, so it may feel generic.
Warm and earthy, like a studio. Dark brown with a clay-orange button and a cream light mode.
Suits: Agencies, recruiters and people-first brands.
Risk: May feel less technical, which could weaken trust in data accuracy.
Practical and bright. Cool slate with an orange button for clear calls to action.
Suits: Sales teams who want a clear, busy-day tool.
Risk: Orange on slate can read as a warning color.
Soft but distinct. Deep berry-black with a rose-pink button.
Suits: Recruiters and consumer-facing teams.
Risk: May not read as serious for a business data product.
Cool, clean and precise. Dark ice-blue with a cyan button and a gold verified mark.
Suits: Analytical, detail-minded buyers.
Risk: Cold feel, and cyan buttons are weaker on light backgrounds.
Established and premium. Deep forest green with a gold button.
Suits: Senior buyers who value stability and quality.
Risk: Gold can feel dated or luxury-first rather than modern.
Crafted and understated. Charcoal with a copper button and a mint verified mark.
Suits: Design-minded buyers who like a calm, premium tone.
Risk: Muted copper has less pop, so buttons draw less attention.
Trustworthy and modern. Midnight blue with a teal button and amber for verified.
Suits: Security-conscious and B2B software buyers.
Risk: Teal on navy is a very common fintech look.
What we would like your feedback on
- Which theme feels the most trustworthy to you, and why?
- Which theme feels the most distinctive, one you would remember a week later?
- Which theme is easiest to read, in both Dark and Light?
- Which theme would you least want to see? What puts you off?
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